Esai
Esai was the 1591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1259th; the most babies were born in 2024 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved up 583 places. More babies were named Esai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,591 boys, up 260 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,478babies recorded
Esai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,591 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,851 | 80 |
| 2010 | #2,128 | 63 |
| 2000 | #2,028 | 50 |
| 1990 | #2,995 | 21 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Esai, counting every spelling?
Esai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,371 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,591 for Esai on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esai | 107 | #1,591 | 485 |
| Ezai | 17 | #5,457 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Esai?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esai (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Esai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esai?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Esai are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Esai mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Esai by state
How common Esai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×), Texas (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Esai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Esai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Esai
How popular is the name Esai?
Esai was the 1591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1259th; the most babies were born in 2024 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved up 583 places. More babies were named Esai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Esai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Esai in the US.
Where is Esai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Esai was most common in New Mexico (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.