How Many People Are Named Essi?
An estimated 18 people in the United States have the first name Essi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Essi peaked in popularity in 2018 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Essi 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 Essi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Essi is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
18
About 1 in 19,041,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2018
8 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Essi
Essi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Essi as a female name
Ranked #16,047 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2018 (8 births)
Essi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Essi span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13 babies were registered. While Essi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Essi by Decade
How has Essi 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.
Essi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Essi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Essi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Essi?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Essi 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 19,041,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Essi a common name?
Essi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 38.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Essi most popular?
Essi reached peak popularity in 2018, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Essi is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Essi a female name?
Essi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Essi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Essi Smith, Essi Johnson, Essi 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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