US rank #3734 Girls' name Peak 2019 812 births

Esmee — #3734 US girls' name

812 babies named Esmee in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s972010s4682020s247
#3734
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Esmee was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

78 babies were named Esmee in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esmee

The Social Security Administration has registered 812 babies named Esmee between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esmee currently holds the #3734 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esmee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 468 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Esmee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Esmee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esmee 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 812 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.

Esmee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

812

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2019

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,734

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esmee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
78
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080100 202420212018201520122009200620032000 5

Esmee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
468 births that decade — 58% of Esmee's all-time total
2000s972010s4682020s247

Esmee by state

Where Esmee concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Esmee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 16.6%
#2 Texas
73 9.0%
#3 New York
31 3.8%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
#6 Wisconsin
5 0.6%
California share of Esmee's total US births 16.6%
Even split

135 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esmee?
812 babies have been named Esmee since 2000. It currently ranks #3734 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 78 births.
When was Esmee most popular?
Esmee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 468 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Esmee most popular?
The top states for the name Esmee are California (135 births), Texas (73 births), New York (31 births).
How long has the name Esmee been used?
Esmee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esmee?
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, 2000–2024 (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.