Esau

Given to 2,976 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#3181

recorded as boys

136 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 37

Peak year

1902

7 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,976

since 1880

Born an Esau? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Esau was most popular in 1902, when 7 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Esau, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	37	3181
2024	<5	—	40	3045
2023	<5	—	33	3474
2022	<5	—	44	2873
2021	<5	—	35	3297
2020	<5	—	38	3025
2019	<5	—	33	3426
2018	<5	—	37	3106
2017	<5	—	25	4105
2016	<5	—	48	2587
2015	<5	—	39	2966
2014	<5	—	41	2847
2013	<5	—	35	3122
2012	<5	—	47	2594
2011	<5	—	47	2590
2010	<5	—	57	2262
2009	<5	—	59	2231
2008	<5	—	72	1969
2007	<5	—	82	1781
2006	<5	—	73	1856
2005	<5	—	63	1983
2004	<5	—	63	1934
2003	<5	—	55	2055
2002	<5	—	46	2249
2001	<5	—	58	1893
2000	<5	—	73	1609
1999	<5	—	38	2347
1998	<5	—	39	2274
1997	<5	—	39	2201
1996	<5	—	40	2115
1995	<5	—	31	2444
1994	<5	—	25	2847
1993	<5	—	40	2007
1992	<5	—	37	2085
1991	<5	—	35	2095
1990	<5	—	44	1780
1989	<5	—	39	1891
1988	<5	—	31	2035
1987	<5	—	22	2468
1986	<5	—	20	2601
1985	<5	—	22	2357
1984	<5	—	12	3459
1983	<5	—	19	2493
1982	<5	—	25	2111
1981	<5	—	28	1942
1980	<5	—	27	2003
1979	<5	—	24	2104
1978	<5	—	17	2568
1977	<5	—	17	2556
1976	<5	—	14	2826
1975	<5	—	15	2637
1974	<5	—	13	2799
1973	<5	—	18	2216
1972	<5	—	10	3152
1971	<5	—	8	3658
1970	<5	—	13	2621
1969	<5	—	10	2861
1968	<5	—	8	3107
1967	<5	—	12	2352
1966	<5	—	15	2043
1965	<5	—	12	2366
1964	<5	—	13	2310
1963	<5	—	11	2539
1962	<5	—	11	2504
1961	<5	—	12	2409
1960	<5	—	10	2685
1959	<5	—	13	2295
1958	<5	—	13	2265
1957	<5	—	22	1715
1956	<5	—	15	2091
1955	<5	—	13	2219
1954	<5	—	14	2114
1953	<5	—	15	2038
1952	<5	—	10	2514
1951	<5	—	19	1725
1950	<5	—	21	1615
1949	<5	—	19	1702
1948	<5	—	16	1881
1947	<5	—	18	1786
1946	<5	—	16	1813
1945	<5	—	14	1852
1944	<5	—	15	1810
1943	<5	—	11	2277
1942	<5	—	19	1629
1941	<5	—	18	1633
1940	<5	—	14	1894
1939	<5	—	22	1425
1938	<5	—	13	1976
1937	<5	—	14	1913
1936	<5	—	14	1872
1935	<5	—	18	1656
1934	<5	—	22	1461
1933	<5	—	12	2093
1932	<5	—	19	1651
1931	<5	—	5	3763
1930	<5	—	11	2444
1929	<5	—	8	2980
1928	<5	—	18	1822
1927	<5	—	7	3451
1926	<5	—	19	1787
1925	<5	—	22	1628
1924	<5	—	11	2641
1923	<5	—	18	1874
1922	<5	—	20	1765
1921	<5	—	16	2059
1920	<5	—	17	1966
1919	<5	—	14	2152
1918	<5	—	17	1905
1917	<5	—	19	1693
1916	<5	—	24	1415
1915	<5	—	13	2070
1914	<5	—	14	1687
1913	<5	—	13	1497
1912	<5	—	7	2045
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	7	1155
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	7	1094
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	7	933
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	5	1101
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	6	954
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	6	884
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	5	971
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	5	909