Essence
Rank in 2025
#1163
recorded as girls
Down 78 since 2024
#10695
recorded as boys
Up 243 since 2024
Babies in 2025
205
girls 199 · boys 6
Peak year
1998
565 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
10,761
since 1973
Born an Essence? 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
Essence was most popular in 1998, when 565 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.32 per 1,000). In 2025, 199 babies were named Essence, ranking #1163 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 42%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 199 | 1163 | 6 | 10695 |
| 2024 | 228 | 1085 | 6 | 10938 |
| 2023 | 250 | 1012 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 256 | 1015 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 149 | 1441 | 5 | 12146 |
| 2020 | 186 | 1227 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 149 | 1474 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 155 | 1425 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 148 | 1495 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 136 | 1614 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 157 | 1464 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 189 | 1270 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 201 | 1192 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 225 | 1096 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 245 | 1019 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 247 | 1015 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 263 | 1006 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 274 | 977 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 287 | 944 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 320 | 838 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 268 | 928 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 308 | 813 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 333 | 749 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 273 | 846 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 322 | 741 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 447 | 583 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 529 | 491 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 565 | 456 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 440 | 542 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 431 | 542 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 502 | 490 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 262 | 775 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 245 | 817 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 226 | 876 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 193 | 973 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 138 | 1219 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 109 | 1383 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 102 | 1384 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 95 | 1404 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 91 | 1405 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 67 | 1710 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 80 | 1446 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 104 | 1220 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 72 | 1608 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 49 | 2085 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 47 | 2154 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 52 | 1977 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 38 | 2350 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 25 | 3083 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 23 | 3095 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 18 | 3637 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | 3558 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | 6080 | <5 | — |
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Where Essence is most popular
- Georgia3.4×
- North Carolina1.9×
- Florida1.9×
- Illinois1.6×
- Michigan1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years