Girls' name · since 1920
Esperansa
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 503 babies named Esperansa, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esperansa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 503 recorded since 1920.
Esperansa has 503 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2012.
- #11,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 503 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esperansa ranks #11,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 503 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 503
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esperansa's 503 recorded births place it above 83.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Esperansa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esperansa splits its recorded history at 1979: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esperansa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Esperansa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Esperansa's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Esperansa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (22% of all-time use).
How Esperansa 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 Esperansa's total volume
Esperansa by state
Where Esperansa concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 60 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 4.4% |
60 of 503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Esperansa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Esperansas (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Esperansa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1920–2012 (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 Esperansa 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.