Unisex name · since 1894
Esley
Esley has 268 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 268
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Esley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 268 have been recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esley has been recorded 268 times among boys since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2015.
- #11,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 268 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esley ranks #11,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 268
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Esley's 268 recorded births place it above 75.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Esley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esley splits its recorded history at 1930: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2015
- Peak year (1923)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Esley popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 2009 (Esley as girls' name)
Esley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (93 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Esley's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Esley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 93 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Esley's data
- Esley's decade-level peak was the 1920s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Esley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~121 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, 1894–2015 (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 Esley 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.