Total births
19
Boys' name · since 2016
Esmail
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.
- 19
- total births
- 2016–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Esmail sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmail has been recorded 19 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2021.
- 19 total births
- 2016–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Esmail since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 19
- total births
- 2016–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
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.
Esmail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esmail's full recorded timeline at 2018, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esmail at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Esmail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Esmail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Esmail's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Esmail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esmail? ▼
Esmail has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Esmail since 2016 -- 6 years through the most recent 2021 data.
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.
What to do with Esmail's data
- Esmail's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Esmail: Baby Name Since 2016 - 19 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esmail. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Esmail 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 June 2026.