US rank #2783 Girls' name Peak 2024 595 births

Esra — #2783 US girls' name

595 babies named Esra in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s812000s922010s1792020s208
#2783
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Esra was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

61 babies were named Esra in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esra

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Esra between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esra currently holds the #2783 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esra performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Esra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Esra in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esra 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 595 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.

Esra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

595

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,783

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esra popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
61
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041998199319881982 5

Esra popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 2020 (Esra as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
456789 2023202220212020 5

Esra by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
208 births that decade — 35% of Esra's all-time total
1980s351990s812000s922010s1792020s208

Esra by state

Where Esra concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Esra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 4.7%
#2 Texas
19 3.2%
#3 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Esra's total US births 4.7%
Even split

28 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esra?
595 babies have been named Esra since 1982. It currently ranks #2783 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 61 births.
When was Esra most popular?
Esra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 208 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Esra most popular?
The top states for the name Esra are California (28 births), Texas (19 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Esra been used?
Esra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esraa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2024 (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.