US rank #6335 Girls' name Peak 2020 266 births

Esmay — #6335 US girls' name

266 babies named Esmay in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s1402020s121
#6335
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Esmay was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

35 babies were named Esmay in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esmay

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Esmay between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esmay currently holds the #6335 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esmay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Esmay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Esmay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esmay 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 266 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.

Esmay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2020

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,335

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esmay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
35
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182016201420122009 5

Esmay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 53% of Esmay's all-time total
2000s52010s1402020s121

Esmay by state

Where Esmay concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Esmay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 4.9%
California share of Esmay's total US births 4.9%

13 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esmay?
266 babies have been named Esmay since 2009. It currently ranks #6335 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 35 births.
When was Esmay most popular?
Esmay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Esmay most popular?
The top states for the name Esmay are California (13 births).
How long has the name Esmay been used?
Esmay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esmay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esmeralda, Esme, Esmae, Esma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.