Essa vs Essie

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

Name A

Essa

Boy name · Rank #3124

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Name B

Essie

Girl name · Rank #2722

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Metric Essa Essie
Current Rank #3124 #2722
Total Births (all years) 760 39,682
Peak Year 2022 1921
Peak Year Births 57 1,032
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Essa Essie
1880s - 1,554
1890s - 3,059
1900s - 4,467
1910s - 7,999
1920s - 8,967
1930s - 5,355
1940s - 3,696
1950s - 2,274
1960s - 892
1970s 6 355
1980s 14 231
1990s 57 151
2000s 114 84
2010s 305 310
2020s 264 288

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Essa Essie
2014 21 28
2015 33 33
2016 35 39
2017 45 39
2018 35 42
2019 54 53
2020 34 33
2021 35 42
2022 57 50
2023 48 53
2024 39 63
2025 51 47

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, 1978–2025.

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