Total births
15
Recorded 2006–2009 Boys' name Peak 2009 15 births
Esquire — boys' name
15 babies named Esquire in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Esquire was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
8 babies were named Esquire in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Esquire
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Esquire between 2006 and 2009, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esquire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Esquire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Esquire 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 15 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.
Esquire at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Esquire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2006
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Esquire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Esquire's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esquire? ▼
15 babies have been named Esquire since 2006. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Esquire most popular? ▼
Esquire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Esquire been used? ▼
Esquire has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 4 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Esquire? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esque, Esquiel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2006–2009 (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.