Boys' name · since 1901
Esco
Esco has 309 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Esco is the #12059 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 309 recorded since 1901.
Esco has 309 recorded births among boys since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12059 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #10,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,059 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 309 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esco ranks #10,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,059 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 309 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Esco's 309 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Esco compares
309 46th 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
Esco's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 309 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Esco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esco's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Esco by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Esco's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Esco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
78 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (29% of all-time use).
Esco by state
Where Esco concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 11 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.6% |
11 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Esco's data
- Esco's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 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.
- Tennessee records the most Escos (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Esco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Esco 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.