Is Esau a boy or girl name?
Esau is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 40 boys were named Esau, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,939 US babies named Esau were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,055
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Esau since 1880
- 2,939
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Esau, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 368 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 644 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 409 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,318 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,145 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,146 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 72 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 63 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 58 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,400 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,560 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,952 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,071 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,707 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #957 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esau reached #926 in 1890. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Esau
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.