Girls' name · since 1982
Esmirna
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.
- #32,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Esmirna since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Esmirna has 64 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2004.
- #32,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmirna ranks #32,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Esmirna's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Esmirna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esmirna splits its recorded history at 1997: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esmirna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2004
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Esmirna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Esmirna's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Esmirna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (47% of all-time use).
Esmirna by state
Where Esmirna concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 15.6% |
10 of 64 births nationwide.
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What to do with Esmirna's data
- Esmirna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2000s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Esmirnas (10 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Esmirna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1982–2004 (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 Esmirna 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.