How Many People Are Named Esparanza?
An estimated 70 people in the United States have the first name Esparanza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Esparanza peaked in popularity in 1996 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esparanza 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 Esparanza paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Esparanza is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
70
About 1 in 4,896,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1996
10 births
Total Registered
72
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esparanza
Esparanza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 72 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Esparanza as a female name
Ranked #11,747 in 2006
9 female births in 2006
Peak: 1996 (10 births)
Esparanza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esparanza span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 35 babies were registered. Esparanza remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Esparanza by Decade
How has Esparanza 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.
Esparanza + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esparanza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Esparanza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esparanza?
We estimate approximately 70 people named Esparanza 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 4,896,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Esparanza a common name?
Esparanza is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esparanza most popular?
Esparanza reached peak popularity in 1996, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esparanza is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esparanza a female name?
Esparanza is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esparanza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esparanza Smith, Esparanza Johnson, Esparanza 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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