Esmae
Girl name · #1451 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 149 baby girls were named Esmae, placing it at #1451 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2890, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,081 girls born in 2025 was named Esmae.
Babies named Esmae per year. Source: SSA.
The 17-year story
Esmae first appears in the Social Security records in 2008, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 170 babies and a rank of #1367. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Esmae against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Esmae in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Esmae is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Esmae will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Esmae is most common
State-level data for Esmae is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Esmae
Statistically, parents drawn to Esmae tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ezmae, Ellamae, Elliemae, Eevee, and Renesmae.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Esmae | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #1443 |
| 2024 | 98 | #1997 |
| 2023 | 156 | #1430 |
| 2022 | 170 | #1367 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1562 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1687 |
| 2019 | 140 | #1540 |
| 2018 | 132 | #1616 |
| 2017 | 72 | #2487 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2321 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2890 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2922 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3076 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Esmae a popular girl name?
Esmae ranked #1451 among girls in 2025 with 149 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2890.
When was the name Esmae most popular?
Esmae peaked in 2022, when 170 American girls received the name (ranked #1367 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Esmae?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,081 newborn American girls was named Esmae. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it 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.