Esme
Esme is ranked 344th among girls in 2024 (901 births). Its best rank was 303rd, in 2022.
- Rank in 2024
- #344down 19 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 9010.06% of girls
- Peak year
- 20221,052 births
- Best rank
- #303in 2022
- Since 1913
- 9,875people given the name
The story in the numbers
9,875 girls have been named Esme in the United States since 1913, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,052 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 46%. It has spent 15 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Esme was the 303rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2022 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Esme
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Laylanipeak 2022
- Reyapeak 2024
- Diorpeak 2020
- Maelynnpeak 2024
- Alaiyahpeak 2021
- Rhythmpeak 2023
- Lilithpeak 2023
- Zylahpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.