Espen
Rank in 2025
#7133
recorded as girls
Up 5,028 since 2024
#3848
recorded as boys
Down 243 since 2024
Babies in 2025
43
girls 15 · boys 28
Peak year
2021
34 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
863
since 1995
Born an Espen? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Espen was most popular in 2021, when 34 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 28 babies were named Espen, ranking #3848 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 7133 | 28 | 3848 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12161 | 31 | 3605 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8989 | 20 | 4886 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6464 | 23 | 4442 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8024 | 34 | 3362 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8406 | 29 | 3653 |
| 2019 | 18 | 6414 | 28 | 3794 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10545 | 32 | 3446 |
| 2017 | 14 | 7840 | 25 | 4105 |
| 2016 | 17 | 6901 | 31 | 3524 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10866 | 37 | 3085 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16513 | 29 | 3617 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 32 | 3339 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 29 | 3625 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 24 | 4110 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 32 | 3377 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 26 | 3919 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 24 | 4145 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 24 | 4127 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 28 | 3602 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 36 | 2902 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 18 | 4602 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 14 | 5271 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 17 | 4502 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 11 | 6013 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 7 | 8209 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 16 | 4341 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 8 | 6843 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 10 | 5642 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 7 | 7136 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 5 | 8868 |
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Recorded as girls 17% · boys 83% across all years