Is Essie a boy or girl name?
Essie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Essie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97% of the 40,847 US babies named Essie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,718
- Babies named Essie since 1880
- 40,847
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 1,063 babies
Boys and girls named Essie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | 1,554 | 97.8% |
| 1890s | 84 | 3,059 | 97.3% |
| 1900s | 82 | 4,467 | 98.2% |
| 1910s | 240 | 7,999 | 97.1% |
| 1920s | 260 | 8,967 | 97.2% |
| 1930s | 195 | 5,355 | 96.5% |
| 1940s | 159 | 3,696 | 95.9% |
| 1950s | 115 | 2,274 | 95.2% |
| 1960s | 20 | 892 | 97.8% |
| 1970s | 7 | 355 | 98.1% |
| 1980s | 15 | 231 | 93.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 310 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,718 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,108 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,233 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,633 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,200 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,057 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,632 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,871 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,874 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,330 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,939 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,010 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,342 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,402 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,578 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,901 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,120 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,749 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,181 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,448 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,900 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,756 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,943 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,797 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,982 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,356 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,680 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,801 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,055 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,912 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,863 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,041 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,290 | 22 | #4,286 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,904 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,347 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,406 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,817 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,375 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,568 | 22 | #3,598 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,669 | 31 | #2,915 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,011 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,539 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,095 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,700 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,682 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,499 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,991 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,453 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,950 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,069 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,758 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,976 | 48 | #1,838 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,693 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,461 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,147 | 55 | #1,514 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,651 | 63 | #1,389 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,172 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,919 | 93 | #1,142 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 124 | #951 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,032 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,017 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 139 | #886 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,577 | 160 | #808 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,896 | 156 | #806 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,169 | 160 | #798 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,541 | 212 | #659 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,340 | 225 | #620 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,986 | 232 | #596 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,775 | 263 | #530 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,886 | 283 | #500 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,286 | 270 | #501 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,137 | 313 | #459 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,970 | 326 | #439 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,776 | 324 | #440 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,547 | 327 | #451 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,840 | 341 | #414 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,877 | 389 | #350 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,591 | 414 | #337 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,213 | 350 | #391 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,977 | 415 | #342 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,342 | 390 | #333 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,754 | 420 | #309 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,742 | 460 | #290 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,709 | 451 | #294 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,935 | 472 | #284 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,666 | 494 | #274 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,433 | 498 | #272 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,683 | 538 | #267 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,469 | 568 | #257 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,372 | 678 | #234 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,436 | 579 | #251 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,242 | 617 | #250 |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,422 | 667 | #239 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,427 | 806 | #221 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,384 | 783 | #227 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,387 | 883 | #211 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,753 | 925 | #211 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,644 | 936 | #210 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,053 | 917 | #212 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,290 | 1,022 | #200 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,666 | 1,032 | #199 |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,187 | 996 | #197 |
| 1919 | 40 | #1,085 | 1,023 | #189 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,322 | 1,019 | #194 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,547 | 945 | #194 |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,349 | 904 | #197 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,277 | 869 | #191 |
| 1914 | 26 | #1,137 | 737 | #181 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,085 | 662 | #175 |
| 1912 | 23 | #948 | 695 | #155 |
| 1911 | 14 | #905 | 525 | #156 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,002 | 620 | #134 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,190 | 508 | #139 |
| 1908 | 14 | #722 | 451 | #148 |
| 1907 | 12 | #785 | 486 | #137 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,046 | 409 | #145 |
| 1905 | 9 | #861 | 476 | #132 |
| 1904 | 9 | #830 | 457 | #129 |
| 1903 | 7 | #942 | 396 | #140 |
| 1902 | 9 | #813 | 424 | #133 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 368 | #136 |
| 1900 | 8 | #989 | 492 | #129 |
| 1899 | 12 | #591 | 342 | #136 |
| 1898 | 9 | #769 | 336 | #150 |
| 1897 | 14 | #561 | 329 | #145 |
| 1896 | 7 | #925 | 381 | #126 |
| 1895 | 9 | #755 | 335 | #136 |
| 1894 | 18 | #471 | 311 | #137 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 258 | #153 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 294 | #141 |
| 1891 | 10 | #614 | 217 | #157 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,054 | 256 | #138 |
| 1889 | 11 | #598 | 265 | #136 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,080 | 230 | #143 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 185 | #140 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 163 | #149 |
| 1885 | 7 | #790 | 153 | #149 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 148 | #142 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 139 | #140 |
| 1882 | 7 | #780 | 113 | #153 |
| 1881 | 5 | #914 | 80 | #168 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 78 | #168 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Essie reached #471 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #126 in 1896. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Essie
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.