Girls' name · since 2000
Esmee
860 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.
- #8,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
860 babies have been named Esmee since 2000, making it today's #3330 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Esmee recorded 860 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #3330 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #8,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,330 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 860 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmee ranks #8,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,330 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 860 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Esmee's 860 recorded births place it above 88.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Esmee compares
860 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Esmee's all-time total is 129% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esmee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 860 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esmee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esmee's SSA record in two at 2013 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 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esmee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Esmee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (468 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Esmee's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Esmee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
468 births
- 2020s
2020s
295 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 468 births (54% of all-time use).
How Esmee 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 Esmee's total volume
Esmee by state
Where Esmee concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 31 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.6% |
142 of 860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Esmee's data
- Esmee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (468 total births) through the 2020s (295) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Esmees (142 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Esmee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 2000–2025 (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 Esmee 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.