Esau vs Esai

Side-by-side comparison of Esau and Esai - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Esau

Boy name · Rank #3049

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Name B

Esai

Boy name · Rank #1508

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Metric Esau Esai
Current Rank #3049 #1508
Total Births (all years) 2,976 2,478
Peak Year 2007 2024
Peak Year Births 82 119
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1987

Births by Decade

Decade Esau Esai
1880s 10 -
1890s 28 -
1900s 34 -
1910s 127 -
1920s 156 -
1930s 150 -
1940s 160 -
1950s 155 -
1960s 114 -
1970s 149 -
1980s 245 81
1990s 368 426
2000s 644 763
2010s 409 643
2020s 227 565

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Esau Esai
2014 41 63
2015 39 63
2016 48 49
2017 25 58
2018 37 59
2019 33 73
2020 38 80
2021 35 67
2022 44 87
2023 33 105
2024 40 119
2025 37 107

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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