Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2018
Essi
Essi has 18 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
18 girls have been named Essi since 2018, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Essi has 18 recorded births among girls since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2022.
- 18 total births
- 2018–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Essi since 2018, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 18
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Essi was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Essi in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Essi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Essi's full recorded timeline at 2019, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Essi at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Essi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2022
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Essi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Essi's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Essi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Essi? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 18 babies named Essi. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 8 births.
When was Essi most popular? ▼
Essi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Essi been used? ▼
Essi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 5 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Essi? ▼
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.
What to do with Essi's data
- Essi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Essi
Nearby Names Like Essi
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Essi
Essie Girl
#2722 39,682 births
Essence Girl
#1085 10,744 births
Essynce Girl
#10674 280 births
Essa Girl
#12186 226 births
Essica Girl
189 births
Compare Essi side by side: Essi vs Essie Essi vs Essence Essi vs Essynce
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Essi: Baby Name Since 2018 - 18 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/essi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Essi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.