Total births
251
Girls' name · since 1881
Epsie
251 babies named Epsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 251
- total births
- 1881–1940
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Epsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1881.
Epsie has 251 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1940.
- 251 total births
- 1881–1940 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
251 girls have been named Epsie since 1881, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1940.
- 251
- total births
- 1881–1940
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Epsie was born in this single decade.
1914
Single peak year
15 babies were named Epsie in 1914 - its busiest year on record.
Epsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Epsie's full recorded timeline at 1910, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Epsie at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1881
Epsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1940
- Peak year (1914)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Epsie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Epsie's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Epsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 22
1880s
22 births
- 1890s
1890s
54 births
- 1900s
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 73 births (29% of all-time use).
Epsie by state
Where Epsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.0% |
Georgia share of Epsie's total US births 2.0%
5 of 251 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Epsie? ▼
Since 1881, Social Security records show 251 babies named Epsie. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1914, with 15 births.
When was Epsie most popular? ▼
Epsie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Epsie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Epsie are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Epsie been used? ▼
Records for Epsie go back to 1881, giving 60 years of history through 1940.
What to do with Epsie's data
- Epsie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Epsies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Epsie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Epsie: Baby Name Since 1881 - 251 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/epsie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Epsie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.