Boys' name · since 1987
Esai
Esai has 2,478 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,478
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esai currently ranks #1596 among boys' names in America, with 2,478 babies recorded since 1987.
Esai has 2,478 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1596 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #2,885 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,596 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,478 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esai ranks #2,885 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,596 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,478 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,478
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esai's 2,478 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Esai compares
2,478 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Esai's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,478 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Esai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esai splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (14 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 119 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Esai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (763 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Esai's strongest decade.
763 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Esai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
426 births
- 2000s
2000s
763 births
- 2010s
2010s
643 births
- 2020s
2020s
565 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 763 births (31% of all-time use).
How Esai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Esai's total volume
Esai by state
Where Esai concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 585 | 23.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 519 | 20.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 118 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 12 | 0.5% |
585 of 2,478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Esai appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Esai's data
- Esai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (763 total births) through the 2020s (565) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Esais (585 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Esai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Esai 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 August 2026.