How Many People Are Named Essex?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Essex. It is predominantly male (98.1%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Essex peaked in popularity in 2023 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Essex 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 Essex paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2023
24 births
Total Registered
422
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Essex
Essex is predominantly male (98.1%), though 8 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Essex as a male name
Ranked #5,495 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (17 births)
Essex as a female name
Ranked #11,507 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Essex: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Essex span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 64 babies were registered. Essex remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Essex by Decade
How has Essex 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.
Essex + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Essex as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Essex
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Essex: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Essex?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Essex 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 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Essex a common name?
Essex is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 422 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Essex most popular?
Essex reached peak popularity in 2023, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Essex is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Essex a male name?
Essex is predominantly male. 98.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Essex Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Essex Smith, Essex Johnson, Essex 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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