Espen
Espen was the 3879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2916th; the most babies were born in 2015 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 779 places. More babies were named Espen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,879 boys, down 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- 32% girls, 68% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201537 babies
- Total since 1880
- 863babies recorded
Espen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,239 | #3,879 | 15 | 28 |
| 2020 | #8,566 | #3,674 | 12 | 29 |
| 2010 | — | #3,397 | — | 32 |
| 2000 | — | #8,477 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Espen, counting every spelling?
Espen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Espen?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Espen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Espen 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Espen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Espen?
About 700 people born in the US named Espen are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Espen 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.
Espen by state
How common Espen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
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Questions about the name Espen
How popular is the name Espen?
Espen was the 3879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2916th; the most babies were born in 2015 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 779 places. More babies were named Espen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Espen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 32% girls, 68% boys given the name Espen in the US.
Where is Espen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Espen was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.