Total births
15
Boys' name · since 2023
Essiel
15 babies named Essiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9836
- among boys today
- 15
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Essiel is the #9836 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15 recorded since 2023.
Social Security Administration records show Essiel recorded 15 times among boys since 2023, holding rank #9836 nationally today, ahead of 31% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2024.
- #9836 among boys today
- 15 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Essiel is currently the #9836 boys' name in America, more common than 31% of boys - 15 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9836
- among boys today
- 15
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
Essiel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9836
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 31% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Essiel was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Essiel in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Essiel compares
15 6th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Essiel's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Essiel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Essiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Essiel splits its recorded history at 2024: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Essiel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,836
Active since
2023
Essiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Essiel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Essiel's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Essiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Essiel? ▼
Since 2023, Social Security records show 15 babies named Essiel. Today it holds rank #9836 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 8 births.
When was Essiel most popular? ▼
Essiel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Essiel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Essiel since 2023 -- 2 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Essiel? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Essiel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2023–2024 (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. "Essiel: #9836 Boys' Name - 15 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/essiel. 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 Essiel 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 June 2026.