How Many People Are Named Esra?
An estimated 612 people in the United States have the first name Esra. It is predominantly female (95.8%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Esra peaked in popularity in 2024 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esra 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 Esra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
612
About 1 in 560,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.8% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
61 births
Total Registered
621
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esra
Esra is predominantly female (95.8%), though 26 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Esra as a male name
Ranked #9,162 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Esra as a female name
Ranked #2,774 in 2024
61 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (61 births)
Esra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esra span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 234 babies were registered. Esra remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Esra by Decade
How has Esra 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.
Esra by State
Birth registrations for Esra span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 17 Esras were registered per state.
Esra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esra
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Esra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esra?
We estimate approximately 612 people named Esra 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 560,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Esra a common name?
Esra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 621 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esra most popular?
Esra reached peak popularity in 2024, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esra is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esra a female name?
Esra is predominantly female. 95.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esra Smith, Esra Johnson, Esra 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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