Girls' name · since 2004
Eshal
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 857 babies named Eshal, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eshal is the #4530 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 857 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Eshal recorded 857 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #4530 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #8,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 857 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshal ranks #8,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 857 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eshal's 857 recorded births place it above 88.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eshal compares
857 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Eshal's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eshal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 857 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eshal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eshal splits its recorded history at 2015: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (16 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eshal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Eshal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (482 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Eshal's strongest decade.
482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Eshal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
482 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 482 births (56% of all-time use).
How Eshal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eshal's total volume
Eshal by state
Where Eshal concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 123 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 112 | 13.1% |
| #3 | California | | 54 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
123 of 857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Eshal appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eshal's data
- Eshal's decade-level peak was the 2010s (482 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Eshals (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Eshal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Eshal 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.