How Many People Are Named Esker?
An estimated 65 people in the United States have the first name Esker. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Esker peaked in popularity in 1920 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esker 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 Esker paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Esker is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Esker is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
65
About 1 in 5,273,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1920
18 births
Total Registered
313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esker
Esker is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 313 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Esker as a male name
Ranked #3,761 in 1962
6 male births in 1962
Peak: 1920 (18 births)
Esker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esker span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 96 babies were registered. Esker has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esker by Decade
How has Esker 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.
Esker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esker
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Esker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esker?
We estimate approximately 65 people named Esker 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 5,273,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Esker a common name?
Esker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esker most popular?
Esker reached peak popularity in 1920, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esker is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esker a male name?
Esker is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esker Smith, Esker Johnson, Esker 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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