US rank #6610 Boys' name Peak 2015 134 births

Essam — #6610 US boys' name

134 babies named Essam in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s292010s602020s35
#6610
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Essam was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Essam in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Essam

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Essam between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Essam currently holds the #6610 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Essam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Essam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Essam 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 134 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.

Essam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,610

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Essam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 2024202120162013200820031990 5

Essam by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 45% of Essam's all-time total
1990s102000s292010s602020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Essam?
134 babies have been named Essam since 1990. It currently ranks #6610 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Essam most popular?
Essam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Essam been used?
Essam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Essam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Essie, Essa, Essex, Essiah, and 4 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, 1990–2024 (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.