Girls' name · since 1977
Eshe
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Eshe, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Eshe since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshe has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2020.
- #32,466 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshe ranks #32,466 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eshe's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eshe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eshe's full recorded timeline at 1994, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eshe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2020
- Peak year (1977)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Eshe by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Eshe's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Eshe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Eshe's data
- Eshe's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Eshe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1977–2020 (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 Eshe 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.