Recorded 1915–1947 Unisex name Peak 1919 60 births

Eslie — boys' name

60 babies named Eslie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s391940s5
1920s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Eslie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Eslie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eslie

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Eslie between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eslie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Eslie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 60 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eslie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eslie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eslie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eslie at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

60

Since 1915

33 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1915

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1947

Eslie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 1947192919271926192419231921192019191915 6

Eslie popularity over time — girls

60 total births recorded since 2003 (Eslie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 60 births
4.555.566.577.5 2024202020192018201620132009200620052003 6

Eslie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
39 births that decade — 65% of Eslie's all-time total
1910s161920s391940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eslie?
60 babies have been named Eslie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Eslie most popular?
Eslie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Eslie a unisex name?
Yes, Eslie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 60 births, and as a girl's name it has 60 births.
How long has the name Eslie been used?
Eslie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 33 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Eslie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esley, Esli, Esly. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.