Esau
Esau was the 3205th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 926th; the most babies were born in 2007 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 218 places. More babies were named Esau in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,205 boys, down 170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200782 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,976babies recorded
Esau popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,205 | 37 |
| 2020 | #3,035 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,271 | 57 |
| 2000 | #1,616 | 73 |
| 1990 | #1,787 | 44 |
| 1980 | #2,020 | 27 |
| 1970 | #2,661 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,743 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,626 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,931 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,498 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,984 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,081 | 7 |
| 1890 | #926 | 6 |
| 1880 | #957 | 5 |
How popular is Esau, counting every spelling?
Esau has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Esau?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esau (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Esau 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esau.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esau?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Esau are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 15 and 39. That makes Esau 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.
Esau by state
How common Esau was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Esau
How popular is the name Esau?
Esau was the 3205th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 926th; the most babies were born in 2007 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 218 places. More babies were named Esau in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Esau a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Esau in the US.
Where is Esau most popular?
In 2021–2025, Esau was most common in Oregon (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.