Girls' name · since 1903
Esperanza
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 20,849 babies named Esperanza, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,849
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Esperanza is the #1207 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 20,849 recorded since 1903.
Esperanza has 20,849 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1207 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, 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 1903 to 2025.
- #1,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,207 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,849 born since 1903
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esperanza ranks #1,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,207 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,849 born since 1903, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,849
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esperanza's 20,849 recorded births place it above 98.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Esperanza compares
20,849 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Esperanza's all-time total is 55x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esperanza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,849 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esperanza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esperanza splits its recorded history at 1965: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 499 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esperanza popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Esperanza popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1923 (Esperanza as boys' name)
Esperanza by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,814 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Esperanza's strongest decade.
3,814 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Esperanza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s 454
1910s
454 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,695 births
- 1930s 1,385
1930s
1,385 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,602 births
- 1950s 1,500
1950s
1,500 births
- 1960s 1,232
1960s
1,232 births
- 1970s 1,317
1970s
1,317 births
- 1980s 1,302
1980s
1,302 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,359 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,814 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,690 births
- 2020s 1,454
2020s
1,454 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,814 births (18% of all-time use).
How Esperanza 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 Esperanza's total volume
Esperanza by state
Where Esperanza concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,797 | 32.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5,502 | 26.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 1,115 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 847 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 595 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 436 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 431 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 371 | 1.8% |
6,797 of 20,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Esperanza appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Esperanza's data
- Esperanza's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,814 total births) through the 2020s (1,454) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Esperanzas (6,797 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 Esperanza: 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 (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Esperanza 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.