US rank #4803 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,899 births

Esha — #4803 US girls' name

1,899 babies named Esha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s751990s1862000s9342010s5352020s141
#4803
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Esha was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

184 babies were named Esha in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,899 babies named Esha between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esha currently holds the #4803 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 184 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 934 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Esha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 278 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Esha in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esha 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 1,899 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.

Esha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,899

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2002

184 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,803

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
184
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Esha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
934 births that decade — 49% of Esha's all-time total
1970s281980s751990s1862000s9342010s5352020s141

Esha by state

Where Esha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Esha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
278 14.6%
#2 New Jersey
126 6.6%
#3 New York
120 6.3%
#4 Texas
115 6.1%
#5 Illinois
67 3.5%
#6 Georgia
31 1.6%
#7 Virginia
29 1.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
27 1.4%
California share of Esha's total US births 14.6%
Even split

278 of 1,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Esha appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esha?
1,899 babies have been named Esha since 1975. It currently ranks #4803 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 184 births.
When was Esha most popular?
Esha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 934 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Esha most popular?
The top states for the name Esha are California (278 births), New Jersey (126 births), New York (120 births).
How long has the name Esha been used?
Esha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eshal, Eshaal, Eshani, Eshana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2024 (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.