Recorded 1901–2019 Boys' name Peak 1916 304 births

Esco — boys' name

304 babies named Esco in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s781920s901930s401940s391950s281970s62000s62010s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Esco was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Esco in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esco

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Esco between 1901 and 2019, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esco performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Esco shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Esco in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esco 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 304 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.

Esco at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

304

Since 1901

119 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1901

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2019

Esco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1901

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
05101520 201919551943193519281923191819131901 7

Esco by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
90 births that decade — 30% of Esco's all-time total
1900s121910s781920s901930s401940s391950s281970s62000s62010s5

Esco by state

Where Esco concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Esco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
11 3.6%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.6%
Tennessee share of Esco's total US births 3.6%
Even split

11 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esco?
304 babies have been named Esco since 1901. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Esco most popular?
Esco was most popular in the 1920s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Esco most popular?
The top states for the name Esco are Tennessee (11 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Esco been used?
Esco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 119 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Esco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Escher, Eschol, Escanor, Escar. 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, 1901–2019 (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.