How Many People Are Named Esperanza?
An estimated 15,431 people in the United States have the first name Esperanza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Esperanza peaked in popularity in 2000 with 499 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esperanza 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 Esperanza paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,431
About 1 in 22,212 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2000
499 births
Total Registered
20,689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esperanza
Esperanza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,689 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Esperanza as a male name
Ranked #11,234 in 2002
5 male births in 2002
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Esperanza as a female name
Ranked #1,017 in 2024
249 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (499 births)
Esperanza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esperanza span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,819 babies were registered. While Esperanza is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Esperanza by Decade
How has Esperanza 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.
Esperanza by State
Birth registrations for Esperanza span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Louisiana, Hawaii. On average, about 517 Esperanzas were registered per state.
Esperanza + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esperanza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Esperanza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esperanza?
We estimate approximately 15,431 people named Esperanza 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 22,212 Americans share this first name.
Is Esperanza a common name?
Esperanza is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esperanza most popular?
Esperanza reached peak popularity in 2000, when 499 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esperanza is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esperanza a female name?
Esperanza is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esperanza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esperanza Smith, Esperanza Johnson, Esperanza 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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