Boys' name · since 1976
Esgar
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 569 babies named Esgar, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
569 babies have been named Esgar since 1976, making it today's #10979 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Esgar recorded 569 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #10979 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,302 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 569 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esgar ranks #7,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 569 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Esgar's 569 recorded births place it above 83.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Esgar compares
569 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Esgar's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esgar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 569 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Esgar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esgar splits its recorded history at 1999: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esgar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Esgar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (265 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Esgar's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Esgar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 265 births (47% of all-time use).
How Esgar 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 Esgar's total volume
Esgar by state
Where Esgar concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 149 | 26.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 88 | 15.5% |
149 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Esgar's data
- Esgar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Esgars (149 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 Esgar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Esgar 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.