Esmae
Esmae was the 1445th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 149 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1369th with 170 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,454 places. More babies were named Esmae in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,445 girls, up 244 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 149girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,527babies recorded
Esmae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,445 | 149 |
| 2020 | #1,689 | 121 |
| 2010 | #5,674 | 24 |
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How popular is Esmae, counting every spelling?
Esmae is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,144 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,445 for Esmae on its own. Together these spellings went to 191 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmae | 149 | #1,445 | 707 |
| Ezmae | 42 | #3,599 | 196 |
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 Esmae?
149 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esmae (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Esmae 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esmae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esmae?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Esmae are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Esmae a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Esmae by state
How common Esmae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (3.3×), Minnesota (3.2×), Washington (3.1×), Michigan (2.3×), Ohio (1.7×). In 29 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 Esmae: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Esmae, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Esmae
How popular is the name Esmae?
Esmae was the 1445th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 149 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1369th with 170 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,454 places. More babies were named Esmae in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Esmae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Esmae in the US.
Where is Esmae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Esmae was most common in North Dakota (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Minnesota.