How Many People Are Named Essence?
An estimated 10,317 people in the United States have the first name Essence. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Essence peaked in popularity in 1998 with 565 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Essence 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 Essence paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,317
About 1 in 33,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
565 births
Total Registered
10,554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Essence
Essence is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,554 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Essence as a male name
Ranked #11,300 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (6 births)
Essence as a female name
Ranked #1,085 in 2024
227 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (565 births)
Essence: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Essence span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,531 babies were registered. While Essence is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Essence by Decade
How has Essence 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.
Essence by State
Birth registrations for Essence span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Delaware, Arizona. On average, about 252 Essences were registered per state.
Essence + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Essence as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Essence: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Essence?
We estimate approximately 10,317 people named Essence 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 33,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Essence a common name?
Essence is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Essence most popular?
Essence reached peak popularity in 1998, when 565 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Essence is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Essence a female name?
Essence is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Essence Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Essence Smith, Essence Johnson, Essence 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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