US rank #9781 Girls' name Peak 2004 398 births

Esly — #9781 US girls' name

398 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.

1980s51990s782000s1572010s762020s82
#9781
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Esly was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

23 babies were named Esly in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esly

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Esly between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esly currently holds the #9781 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Esly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Esly in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esly 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 398 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.

Esly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

398

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2004

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,781

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esly popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
23
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 20242019201320082003199819931989 5

Esly popularity over time — boys

19 total births recorded since 1992 (Esly as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
456789 202320221992 6

Esly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
157 births that decade — 39% of Esly's all-time total
1980s51990s782000s1572010s762020s82

Esly by state

Where Esly concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Esly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
53 13.3%
#2 Texas
31 7.8%
California share of Esly's total US births 13.3%
Even split

53 of 398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esly?
398 babies have been named Esly since 1989. It currently ranks #9781 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 23 births.
When was Esly most popular?
Esly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Esly most popular?
The top states for the name Esly are California (53 births), Texas (31 births).
How long has the name Esly been used?
Esly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esli, Eslie, Eslyn, Esley, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–2024 (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.