US rank #2145 Boys' name Peak 2024 804 births

Esaias — #2145 US boys' name

804 babies named Esaias in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s1882010s2882020s276
#2145
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Esaias was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

69 babies were named Esaias in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esaias

The Social Security Administration has registered 804 babies named Esaias between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esaias currently holds the #2145 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esaias performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Esaias shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Esaias in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esaias in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 804 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Esaias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

804

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2024

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,145

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esaias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
69
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961991 5

Esaias by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
288 births that decade — 36% of Esaias's all-time total
1990s522000s1882010s2882020s276

Esaias by state

Where Esaias concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Esaias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
96 11.9%
#2 Texas
57 7.1%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Georgia
5 0.6%
#5 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Esaias's total US births 11.9%
Even split

96 of 804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esaias?
804 babies have been named Esaias since 1991. It currently ranks #2145 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 69 births.
When was Esaias most popular?
Esaias was most popular in the 2010s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Esaias most popular?
The top states for the name Esaias are California (96 births), Texas (57 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Esaias been used?
Esaias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esaias?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esau, Esai, Esa, Esaw, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.