Boys' name · since 1981
Esaul
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Esaul, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esaul currently ranks #12461 among boys' names in America, with 148 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esaul has been recorded 148 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #12461 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #14,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esaul ranks #14,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 148 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esaul's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Esaul compares
148 32nd percentile among 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
Esaul's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esaul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Esaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esaul's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Esaul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Esaul's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Esaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (41% of all-time use).
Esaul by state
Where Esaul concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 14.9% |
22 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Esaul's data
- Esaul's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Esauls (22 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 Esaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Esaul 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.