Espen vs Esper

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

Name A

Espen

Boy name · Rank #3742

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Name B

Esper

Boy name

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Metric Espen Esper
Current Rank #3742 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 686 40
Peak Year 2015 1916
Peak Year Births 37 9
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Espen Esper
1910ss — 20
1920ss — 13
1990ss 46 —
2000ss 205 —
2010ss 299 7
2020ss 136 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Espen Esper
2014 29 —
2015 37 —
2016 31 —
2017 25 —
2018 32 —
2019 28 7
2020 29 —
2021 34 —
2022 23 —
2023 20 —
2024 30 —

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, 1995–2024.

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