Is Esperanza a boy or girl name?
Esperanza is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 249 girls and 0 boys were named Esperanza, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 20,689 US babies named Esperanza were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,017
- Babies named Esperanza since 1903
- 20,689
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 499 babies
Boys and girls named Esperanza, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 454 | 100% |
| 1920s | 15 | 1,695 | 99.1% |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,385 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,602 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,500 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,231 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,317 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,302 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,359 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 3,814 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,689 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,261 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,017 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 258 | #990 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 260 | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,104 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 270 | #949 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 272 | #966 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 265 | #991 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 277 | #954 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 264 | #999 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 298 | #921 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 258 | #1,013 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,005 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,050 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 296 | #883 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 271 | #949 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 278 | #962 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 277 | #968 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 351 | #819 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 422 | #676 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 363 | #742 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 350 | #749 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 396 | #668 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,234 | 423 | #606 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 455 | #568 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 499 | #528 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 402 | #605 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 316 | #700 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 316 | #684 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 289 | #725 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 213 | #890 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,019 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,045 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,209 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,102 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,105 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,221 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,295 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,129 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,199 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,872 | 110 | #1,246 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,126 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,098 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 150 | #985 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,585 | 164 | #914 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,035 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 159 | #924 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 148 | #949 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,032 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 129 | #989 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 134 | #944 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 148 | #877 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 125 | #959 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 132 | #931 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,100 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,129 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 121 | #976 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,059 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 118 | #941 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,018 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 120 | #925 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 146 | #861 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 115 | #992 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 140 | #893 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 133 | #931 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 136 | #904 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 143 | #854 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 121 | #938 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 152 | #824 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,008 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 144 | #806 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 160 | #730 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 167 | #710 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 166 | #692 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 177 | #651 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 167 | #659 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 153 | #676 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 199 | #592 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 184 | #619 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 179 | #595 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 179 | #548 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 164 | #571 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 145 | #631 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 137 | #639 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 115 | #661 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 147 | #576 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 115 | #635 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 124 | #613 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 111 | #644 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 139 | #552 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 124 | #580 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 153 | #524 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 138 | #542 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 143 | #546 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,954 | 169 | #495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 169 | #518 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 219 | #446 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,349 | 228 | #453 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 190 | #509 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,419 | 202 | #491 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 184 | #524 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 174 | #555 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,436 | 156 | #577 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 112 | #693 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 115 | #691 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 115 | #677 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 96 | #712 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 75 | #826 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 62 | #881 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 50 | #965 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 54 | #896 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 40 | #934 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 30 | #987 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,188 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,261 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,285 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,831 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,225 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,431 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,044 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,773 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,664 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esperanza reached #3,954 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #446 in 1929. 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.
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.