Recorded 2004–2021 Unisex name Peak 2006 173 births

Espn — boys' name

173 babies named Espn in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s782010s892020s6
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Espn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

19 babies were named Espn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Espn

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Espn between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Espn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Espn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Espn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Espn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Espn 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 173 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.

Espn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

173

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2006

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Espn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
19
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5101520 202120172015201320112009200720052004 10

Espn popularity over time — girls

55 total births recorded since 2015 (Espn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
468101214 2023202020192018201720162015 9

Espn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 51% of Espn's all-time total
2000s782010s892020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Espn?
173 babies have been named Espn since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 19 births.
When was Espn most popular?
Espn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Espn a unisex name?
Yes, Espn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 173 births, and as a girl's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Espn been used?
Espn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Espn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Espen, Espiridion, Esper, Esperanza, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2021 (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.