Total births
25
Girls' name · since 2006
Esmerai
Esmerai has 25 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11783
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Esmerai currently ranks #11783 among girls' names in America, with 25 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmerai has been recorded 25 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #11783 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #11783 among girls today
- 25 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
- 34% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Esmerai is currently the #11783 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 25 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11783
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Esmerai vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11783
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Esmerai was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Esmerai in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Esmerai compares
25 9th percentile among 17,726 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
Esmerai's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esmerai | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Esmerai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esmerai's full recorded timeline at 2022, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esmerai at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,783
Active since
2006
Esmerai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Esmerai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Esmerai's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Esmerai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esmerai? ▼
25 babies have been named Esmerai since 2006. It currently ranks #11783 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Esmerai most popular? ▼
Esmerai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Esmerai been used? ▼
Esmerai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esmerai? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Esmerai
Nearby Names Like Esmerai
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Esmerai
Esmeralda Girl
#350 51,571 births
Esme Girl
#343 10,920 births
Esmae Girl
#2009 1,527 births
Esma Girl
#3972 915 births
Esmee Girl
#3678 860 births
Compare Esmerai side by side: Esmerai vs Esmeralda Esmerai vs Esme Esmerai vs Esmae
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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, 2006–2024 (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. "Esmerai: #11783 Girls' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esmerai. 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 Esmerai 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.