Girls' name · since 2008
Esmae
1,527 babies named Esmae in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Esmae currently ranks #1451 among girls' names in America, with 1,527 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Esmae recorded 1,527 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #1451 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #5,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,451 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,527 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmae ranks #5,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,451 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,527 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Esmae's 1,527 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Esmae compares
1,527 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Esmae's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esmae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 170 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esmae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esmae's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 170, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esmae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Esmae by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (828 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Esmae's strongest decade.
828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Esmae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
673 births
- 2020s
2020s
828 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 828 births (54% of all-time use).
How Esmae 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 Esmae's total volume
Esmae by state
Where Esmae concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 70 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 53 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 52 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 48 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 34 | 2.2% |
94 of 1,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Esmae appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Esmaes (94 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Esmae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2008–2025 (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 Esmae 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.