Recorded 1993–2014 Girls' name Peak 1998 170 births

Essance — girls' name

170 babies named Essance in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s642000s852010s21
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Essance was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

17 babies were named Essance in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Essance

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Essance between 1993 and 2014, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Essance currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Essance performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Essance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Essance in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Essance 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 170 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.

Essance at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

170

Since 1993

22 years of records

Peak year

1998

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1993

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2014

Essance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1993

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 20142009200620032000199719941993 6

Essance by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 50% of Essance's all-time total
1990s642000s852010s21

Essance by state

Where Essance concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Essance
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.5%
Texas share of Essance's total US births 3.5%

6 of 170 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Essance?
170 babies have been named Essance since 1993. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 17 births.
When was Essance most popular?
Essance was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Essance most popular?
The top states for the name Essance are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Essance been used?
Essance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 22 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Essance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Essie, Essence, Essynce, Essa, and 4 more. 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, 1993–2014 (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.