Esmeray
Girl name · #1395 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 157 baby girls were named Esmeray, placing it at #1395 in the official national rankings. It has appeared in the national data since 2018. Roughly one in every 11,465 girls born in 2025 was named Esmeray.
The 7-year story
Esmeray first appears in the Social Security records in 2018, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 157 babies and a rank of #1388. 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 Esmeray per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Esmeray in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Esmeray is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Esmeray will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Esmeray is most common
State-level data for Esmeray 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 Esmeray
Statistically, parents drawn to Esmeray tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elianny, Eliany, Eilany, Jaisley, and Dailany.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Esmeray | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157 | #1388 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3225 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2463 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3215 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12142 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13799 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Esmeray a popular girl name?
Esmeray ranked #1395 among girls in 2025 with 157 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Esmeray most popular?
Esmeray peaked in 2025, when 157 American girls received the name (ranked #1388 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Esmeray?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,465 newborn American girls was named Esmeray. 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.