Total births
143
Boys' name · since 2011
Esben
143 babies named Esben in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9659
- among boys today
- 143
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Esben is the #9659 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 143 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esben has been recorded 143 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #9659 nationally and more common than 32% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #9659 among boys today
- 143 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Esben is currently the #9659 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 143 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9659
- among boys today
- 143
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Esben vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9659
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Esben was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
20 babies were named Esben in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Esben compares
143 32th percentile among 14,294 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
Esben's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esben | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 23 | 22,252 |
Esben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esben's full recorded timeline at 2018, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esben at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#9,659
Active since
2011
Esben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Esben by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Esben's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Esben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esben? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 143 babies named Esben. Today it holds rank #9659 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 20 births.
When was Esben most popular? ▼
Esben was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Esben been used? ▼
Records for Esben go back to 2011, giving 15 years of history through 2025.
What to do with Esben's data
- Esben's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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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, 2011–2025 (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. "Esben: #9659 Boys' Name - 143 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esben. 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 Esben 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.