How Many People Are Named Esley?
An estimated 117 people in the United States have the first name Esley. It is used for both genders, with 83.8% male. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Esley peaked in popularity in 1923 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esley 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 Esley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
117
About 1 in 2,929,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.8% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1923
14 births
Total Registered
320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esley
Esley is predominantly male (83.8%), though 52 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Esley as a male name
Ranked #12,646 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1923 (14 births)
Esley as a female name
Ranked #13,960 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (6 births)
Esley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esley span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 93 babies were registered. While Esley is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Esley by Decade
How has Esley 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.
Esley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esley
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Esley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esley?
We estimate approximately 117 people named Esley 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 2,929,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Esley a common name?
Esley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esley most popular?
Esley reached peak popularity in 1923, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esley is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esley a male name?
Esley is predominantly male. 83.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esley Smith, Esley Johnson, Esley 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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