Is Esme a boy or girl name?
Esme is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 901 girls and 0 boys were named Esme, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 9,885 US babies named Esme were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #344
- Babies named Esme since 1913
- 9,885
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,052 babies
Boys and girls named Esme, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 968 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 4,090 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 5 | 4,516 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 901 | #344 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 950 | #325 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #303 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,709 | 826 | #377 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 787 | #396 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 744 | #426 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 565 | #548 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 513 | #585 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,801 | 431 | #682 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 419 | #680 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 342 | #812 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 274 | #926 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 260 | #975 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 262 | #979 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 280 | #927 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,063 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,512 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,943 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,921 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,535 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,314 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,246 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,392 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,268 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,684 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,951 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,953 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,712 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,128 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,282 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,090 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,054 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,843 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,605 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,554 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,005 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,638 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,227 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,295 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,176 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,910 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,379 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,689 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,594 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,865 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,459 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,303 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,713 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,857 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,931 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,449 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,343 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esme reached #12,709 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #303 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Esme
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.