How Many People Are Named Esme?
An estimated 9,793 people in the United States have the first name Esme. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Esme peaked in popularity in 2022 with 1,052 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esme 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 Esme paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Esme is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,793
About 1 in 35,000 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
1,052 births
Total Registered
9,885
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esme
Esme is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,885 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Esme as a male name
Ranked #12,709 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2016 (5 births)
Esme as a female name
Ranked #344 in 2024
901 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (1,052 births)
Esme: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esme span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,521 babies were registered. Esme remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Esme by Decade
How has Esme 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.
Esme by State
Birth registrations for Esme span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Mississippi, Delaware, Vermont. On average, about 169 Esmes were registered per state.
Esme + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esme
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Esme: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esme?
We estimate approximately 9,793 people named Esme 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 35,000 Americans share this first name.
Is Esme a common name?
Esme is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,885 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esme most popular?
Esme reached peak popularity in 2022, when 1,052 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esme is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esme a female name?
Esme is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esme Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esme Smith, Esme Johnson, Esme 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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