How Many People Are Named Espen?
An estimated 812 people in the United States have the first name Espen. It is used for both genders, with 83.8% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Espen peaked in popularity in 2016 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Espen 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 Espen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
812
About 1 in 422,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.8% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2016
48 births
Total Registered
819
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Espen
Espen is predominantly male (83.8%), though 133 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Espen as a male name
Ranked #3,710 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (37 births)
Espen as a female name
Ranked #12,531 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (18 births)
Espen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Espen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 371 babies were registered. While Espen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Espen by Decade
How has Espen 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.
Espen by State
Espen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Espen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Espen
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Espen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Espen?
We estimate approximately 812 people named Espen 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 422,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Espen a common name?
Espen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 819 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Espen most popular?
Espen reached peak popularity in 2016, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Espen is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Espen a male name?
Espen is predominantly male. 83.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Espen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Espen Smith, Espen Johnson, Espen 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me