Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1979
Esi
28 babies named Esi in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1979–2023
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Esi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1979.
Esi has 28 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- 28 total births
- 1979–2023 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Esi since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2023.
- 28
- total births
- 1979–2023
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Esi was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
7 babies were named Esi in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Esi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esi's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esi at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Esi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Esi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Esi's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Esi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esi? ▼
Esi has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Esi most popular? ▼
Esi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Esi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Esi since 1979 -- 45 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Esi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esila. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Esi's data
- Esi's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Esi
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Esi: Baby Name Since 1979 - 28 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Esi 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 June 2026.