Recorded 1978–1989 Girls' name Peak 1983 189 births

Essica — girls' name

189 babies named Essica in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s166
1980s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Essica was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

24 babies were named Essica in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Essica

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Essica between 1978 and 1989, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Essica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Essica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Essica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Essica in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Essica 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 189 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.

Essica at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

189

Since 1978

12 years of records

Peak year

1983

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1978

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1989

Essica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1978

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
24
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
510152025 198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978 11

Essica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
166 births that decade — 88% of Essica's all-time total
1970s231980s166

Essica by state

Where Essica concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Essica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 9.0%
California share of Essica's total US births 9.0%

17 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Essica?
189 babies have been named Essica since 1978. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 24 births.
When was Essica most popular?
Essica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Essica most popular?
The top states for the name Essica are California (17 births).
How long has the name Essica been used?
Essica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 12 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Essica?
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, 1978–1989 (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.