Boys' name · since 1991
Esaias
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 858 babies named Esaias, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Esaias is the #2503 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 858 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Esaias recorded 858 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #2503 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,658 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,503 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 858 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esaias ranks #5,658 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,503 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 858 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Esaias's 858 recorded births place it above 87.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Esaias compares
858 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Esaias's all-time total is 133% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esaias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 858 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Esaias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esaias's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esaias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Esaias by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (330 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Esaias's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Esaias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 330 births (38% of all-time use).
How Esaias 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 Esaias's total volume
Esaias by state
Where Esaias concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 64 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
103 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Esaiass (103 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Esaias: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Esaias 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.