Esa
Boy name · #2559 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
Esa ranks #2559 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 52 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4545, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 34,615 boys born in 2025 was named Esa.
The 36-year story
Esa first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 52 babies and a rank of #2539. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Esa per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Esa in class?
Esa scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Esa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Esa is most common
State-level data for Esa is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Esa
Statistically, parents drawn to Esa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eesa, Essa, Issa, Yahia, and Emry.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Esa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2539 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2958 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2575 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3412 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2652 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2689 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2993 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3301 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3378 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3111 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4545 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3617 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3661 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5035 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6256 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4848 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6436 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7698 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6262 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7998 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7831 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9392 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7536 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6839 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Esa a popular boy name?
Esa ranked #2559 among boys in 2025 with 52 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4545.
When was the name Esa most popular?
Esa peaked in 2025, when 52 American boys received the name (ranked #2539 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Esa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 34,615 newborn American boys was named Esa. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.