Recorded 1982–2004 Girls' name Peak 1991 64 births

Esmirna — girls' name

64 babies named Esmirna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s302000s21
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Esmirna was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Esmirna in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esmirna

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Esmirna between 1982 and 2004, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esmirna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esmirna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Esmirna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Esmirna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esmirna 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 64 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.

Esmirna at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

64

Since 1982

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1982

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2004

Esmirna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1982

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Esmirna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 47% of Esmirna's all-time total
1980s131990s302000s21

Esmirna by state

Where Esmirna concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Esmirna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 15.6%
California share of Esmirna's total US births 15.6%

10 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esmirna?
64 babies have been named Esmirna since 1982. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Esmirna most popular?
Esmirna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Esmirna most popular?
The top states for the name Esmirna are California (10 births).
How long has the name Esmirna been used?
Esmirna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 23 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Esmirna?
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.

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, 1982–2004 (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.