Esme
Rank in 2025
#298
recorded as girls
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,032
girls 1,032
Peak year
2025
1,032 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
10,930
since 1913
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Esme was most popular in 2025, when 1,032 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.64 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,032 babies were named Esme, ranking #298 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 42%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,032 | 298 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 908 | 343 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 950 | 325 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 1,053 | 304 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 828 | 376 | 5 | 12146 |
| 2020 | 788 | 395 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 745 | 426 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 565 | 547 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 513 | 585 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 431 | 682 | 5 | 12185 |
| 2015 | 419 | 680 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 342 | 812 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 274 | 926 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 260 | 975 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 263 | 975 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 280 | 925 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 240 | 1063 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 154 | 1508 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 106 | 1940 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 105 | 1918 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 68 | 2524 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 75 | 2309 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 76 | 2243 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 67 | 2379 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | 3256 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 35 | 3664 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 45 | 2935 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | 3914 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | 4660 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 19 | 5065 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | 5221 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | 5016 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 15 | 5955 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 10479 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | 9336 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | 10193 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | 12362 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | 8391 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 7987 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | 7134 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 10677 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | 10422 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | 9015 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | 7469 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | 4532 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | 10392 | <5 | — |
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| 1976 | 6 | 8156 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | 7984 | <5 | — |
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| 1913 | 5 | 3187 | <5 | — |
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Where Esme is most popular
- Maine3.2×
- Minnesota2.4×
- Oregon2.2×
- New Mexico2.0×
- Massachusetts1.8×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years