How Many People Are Named Esperansa?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Esperansa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Esperansa peaked in popularity in 2000 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esperansa 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 Esperansa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2000
20 births
Total Registered
503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esperansa
Esperansa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 503 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Esperansa as a female name
Ranked #17,700 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 2000 (20 births)
Esperansa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esperansa span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 112 babies were registered. Esperansa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esperansa by Decade
How has Esperansa 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.
Esperansa by State
Esperansa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esperansa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Esperansa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esperansa?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Esperansa 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 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Esperansa a common name?
Esperansa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esperansa most popular?
Esperansa reached peak popularity in 2000, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esperansa is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esperansa a female name?
Esperansa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esperansa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esperansa Smith, Esperansa Johnson, Esperansa 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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