Girls' name · since 1890
Esma
915 babies named Esma in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
915 babies have been named Esma since 1890, making it today's #5244 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Esma recorded 915 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #5244 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #7,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,244 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 915 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esma ranks #7,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,244 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 915 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Esma's 915 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Esma compares
915 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Esma's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 915 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esma splits its recorded history at 1933: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Esma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (237 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Esma's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Esma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 59
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
122 births
- 1920s
1920s
131 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 237 births (26% of all-time use).
How Esma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Esma's total volume
Esma by state
Where Esma concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
12 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Esma's data
- Esma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Esmas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Esma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Esma 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.