Is Essence a boy or girl name?
Essence is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 227 girls and 6 boys were named Essence, so 97.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 10,554 US babies named Essence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,300
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,085
- Babies named Essence since 1973
- 10,554
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 565 babies
Boys and girls named Essence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 816 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,531 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,095 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,852 | 100% |
| 2020s | 11 | 1,067 | 99% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,300 | 227 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,013 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,710 | 149 | #1,443 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,228 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,429 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,498 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,616 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,464 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,272 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,194 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,019 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,016 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 263 | #1,006 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 274 | #979 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 287 | #944 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 320 | #838 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 268 | #928 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 308 | #814 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 333 | #750 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 273 | #846 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 322 | #741 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 447 | #583 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 529 | #492 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 565 | #457 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 440 | #542 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 431 | #543 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 502 | #490 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 262 | #776 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 245 | #816 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 226 | #877 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 193 | #974 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,220 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,386 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,405 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,409 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,715 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,449 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,221 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,610 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,090 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,163 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,982 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,358 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,104 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,118 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,673 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,593 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,248 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Essence reached #11,300 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #457 in 1998. 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 1990s, 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.