How Many People Are Named Esha?
An estimated 1,867 people in the United States have the first name Esha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Esha peaked in popularity in 2002 with 184 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esha 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 Esha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,867
About 1 in 183,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2002
184 births
Total Registered
1,899
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esha
Esha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,899 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Esha as a female name
Ranked #4,796 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (184 births)
Esha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 934 babies were registered. Esha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esha by Decade
How has Esha 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.
Esha by State
Birth registrations for Esha span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 67 Eshas were registered per state.
Esha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Esha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esha?
We estimate approximately 1,867 people named Esha 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 183,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Esha a common name?
Esha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,899 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esha most popular?
Esha reached peak popularity in 2002, when 184 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esha is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esha a female name?
Esha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esha Smith, Esha Johnson, Esha 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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