Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 1995 563 births

Esgar — boys' name

563 babies named Esgar in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s741990s2652000s1632010s462020s5
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Esgar was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

34 babies were named Esgar in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esgar

The Social Security Administration has registered 563 babies named Esgar between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esgar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esgar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 265 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Esgar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Esgar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esgar 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 563 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.

Esgar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

563

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

1995

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Esgar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1995)
34
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Esgar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
265 births that decade — 47% of Esgar's all-time total
1970s101980s741990s2652000s1632010s462020s5

Esgar by state

Where Esgar concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Esgar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
149 26.5%
#2 Texas
88 15.6%
California share of Esgar's total US births 26.5%
Even split

149 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esgar?
563 babies have been named Esgar since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1995 with 34 births.
When was Esgar most popular?
Esgar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 265 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Esgar most popular?
The top states for the name Esgar are California (149 births), Texas (88 births).
How long has the name Esgar been used?
Esgar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Esgar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esgardo. 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, 1976–2023 (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.