Total births
56
Boys' name · since 1917
Esko
Esko has 56 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11049
- among boys today
- 56
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
56 babies have been named Esko since 1917, making it today's #11049 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esko has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #11049 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #11049 among boys today
- 56 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
- 23% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Esko is currently the #11049 boys' name in America, more common than 23% of boys - 56 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11049
- among boys today
- 56
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
Esko vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11049
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Esko was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
7 babies were named Esko in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Esko compares
56 18th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Esko's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esko | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Esko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esko splits its recorded history at 2021: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esko at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,049
Active since
1917
Esko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Esko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Esko's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Esko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esko? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 56 babies named Esko. Today it holds rank #11049 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 7 births.
When was Esko most popular? ▼
Esko was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Esko been used? ▼
Esko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 109 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Esko? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esker, Eskel, Eskil. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 1917–2025 (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. "Esko: #11049 Boys' Name - 56 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esko. 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 Esko 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.