Unisex name · since 1915

Espie

17 babies named Espie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,100 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Espie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Espie recorded 17 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1919.

  • #30,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Espie ranks #30,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,100 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Espie's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Espie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Espie's full recorded timeline at 1916, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Espie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519161919 7

Espie popularity over time - girls

7 total births recorded since 1922 (Espie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 7 births
7 1922 7

Espie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Espie's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Espie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Espie? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 17 babies named Espie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,100 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 7 births.
Where does Espie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Espie ranks #30,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Espie most popular? ▼
Espie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Espie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Espie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Espie been used? ▼
Records for Espie go back to 1915, giving 5 years of history through 1919.
What names are similar to Espie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Espen, Espn, Espiridion, Esper, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Espie

Nearby Names Like Espie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Espie

Espen Boy
#3909 715 births
Espn Boy
173 births
Espiridion Boy
169 births
Esper Boy
40 births
Esperanza Boy
35 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Espie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1919 (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 Espie 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.