Recorded 2016–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 19 births

Esmail — boys' name

19 babies named Esmail in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s7
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Esmail was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Esmail in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esmail

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Esmail between 2016 and 2021, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esmail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esmail performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Esmail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esmail 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 19 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.

Esmail at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

19

Since 2016

6 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2016

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2021

Esmail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2016

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5.566.577.5 202120182016 6

Esmail by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 63% of Esmail's all-time total
2010s122020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esmail?
19 babies have been named Esmail since 2016. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
When was Esmail most popular?
Esmail was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Esmail been used?
Esmail has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 6 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Esmail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esmond, Esmeralda, Esmael, Esme. 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, 2016–2021 (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.