How Many People Are Named Esma?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Esma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Esma peaked in popularity in 2019 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esma 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 Esma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2019
39 births
Total Registered
891
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esma
Esma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 891 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Esma as a female name
Ranked #3,980 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (39 births)
Esma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esma span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 237 babies were registered. While Esma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Esma by Decade
How has Esma 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.
Esma by State
Birth registrations for Esma span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Missouri. The lowest are in New Jersey, Georgia, Missouri. On average, about 9 Esmas were registered per state.
Esma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esma
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Esma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esma?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Esma 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 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Esma a common name?
Esma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 891 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esma most popular?
Esma reached peak popularity in 2019, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esma is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esma a female name?
Esma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esma Smith, Esma Johnson, Esma 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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