How Many People Are Named Esco?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Esco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Esco peaked in popularity in 1916 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esco as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Esco paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Esco is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Esco is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1916
15 births
Total Registered
304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esco
Esco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Esco as a male name
Ranked #12,729 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1916 (15 births)
Esco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esco span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 90 babies were registered. Esco has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esco by Decade
How has Esco tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Esco by State
Esco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esco
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Esco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esco?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Esco are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Esco a common name?
Esco is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esco most popular?
Esco reached peak popularity in 1916, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esco is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esco a male name?
Esco is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esco Smith, Esco Johnson, Esco Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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