Eshal
Eshal was the 4484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2565th; the most babies were born in 2010 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,047 places. More babies were named Eshal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,484 girls, up 447 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201071 babies
- Total since 1880
- 857babies recorded
Eshal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #4,484 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,931 | 26 |
| 2010 | #2,567 | 71 |
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How popular is Eshal, counting every spelling?
Eshal is a spelling of Eshaal, a name family that had 68 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 68 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eshaal | 37 | #3,928 | 210 |
| Eshal | 31 | #4,484 | 110 |
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 Eshal?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eshal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eshal 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eshal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eshal?
About 900 people born in the US named Eshal are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Eshal 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.
Eshal by state
How common Eshal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls 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 Eshal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eshal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eshal
How popular is the name Eshal?
Eshal was the 4484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2565th; the most babies were born in 2010 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,047 places. More babies were named Eshal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eshal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eshal in the US.
Where is Eshal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eshal was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.