Esperanza
Esperanza was the 1209th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 188 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 2000 (499). Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Esperanza in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,209 girls, down 260 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 188girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000499 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,884babies recorded
Esperanza popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 35 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,209 | 188 |
| 2020 | #949 | 270 |
| 2010 | #949 | 271 |
| 2000 | #528 | 499 |
| 1990 | #1,105 | 158 |
| 1980 | #1,035 | 138 |
| 1970 | #1,129 | 104 |
| 1960 | #904 | 136 |
| 1950 | #659 | 167 |
| 1940 | #576 | 147 |
| 1930 | #518 | 169 |
| 1920 | #677 | 115 |
| 1910 | #1,285 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Esperanza, counting every spelling?
Esperanza is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,152 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,209 for Esperanza on its own. Together these spellings went to 188 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza | 188 | #1,209 | 1,184 |
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 Esperanza?
188 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esperanza (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Esperanza 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esperanza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esperanza?
About 16,200 people born in the US named Esperanza are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 16 and 52. That makes Esperanza mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Esperanza by state
How common Esperanza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (11.3×), Arizona (3.6×), Colorado (2.6×), California (2.1×), Texas (1.9×). In 28 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 Esperanza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Esperanza, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Esperanza
How popular is the name Esperanza?
Esperanza was the 1209th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 188 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 2000 (499). Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Esperanza in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Esperanza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Esperanza in the US.
Where is Esperanza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Esperanza was most common in New Mexico (1.65 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Colorado.