Girls' name · since 1989
Esly
414 babies named Esly in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esly currently ranks #6982 among girls' names in America, with 414 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Esly recorded 414 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #6982 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #13,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,982 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 414 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esly ranks #13,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,982 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 414 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esly's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Esly compares
414 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Esly's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 414 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esly's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Esly popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1992 (Esly as boys' name)
Esly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (157 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Esly's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Esly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 157 births (38% of all-time use).
Esly by state
Where Esly concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 7.5% |
53 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Esly's data
- Esly's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eslys (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Esly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Esly 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.