Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Esha

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,913 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,913
among girls · ↓105 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Esha · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
184 babies
All-time total
1,926
#4,815 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Esha popularity over time

1,926 babies have been named Esha since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 28 3 – #4,908
1980s 75 8 +168% #5,383
1990s 186 19 +148% #4,421
2000s 934 93 +402% #1,131
2010s 535 54 -43% #2,621
2020s (to 2025) 168 28 -48% #3,861

Where Esha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Esha

Esha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,913 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,926 American babies have been named Esha. Its peak came in 2002, when 184 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Esha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Esha?

The median living Esha is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 23. An estimated 1,900 people named Esha are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Esha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 27 #4,913
2024 28 #4,808
2023 39 #3,861
2022 21 #5,837
2021 20 #6,021
2020 33 #4,199
2019 27 #4,951
2018 42 #3,633
2017 46 #3,403
2016 45 #3,485
2015 56 #3,040
2014 58 #2,940
2013 66 #2,669
2012 61 #2,842
2011 68 #2,621
2010 66 #2,707
2009 76 #2,492
2008 65 #2,780
2007 76 #2,464
2006 76 #2,446
2005 90 #2,078
2004 101 #1,874
2003 140 #1,419
2002 184 #1,131
2001 79 #2,104
2000 47 #2,992
1995 19 #5,082
1990 19 #4,923
1985 10 #6,603
1980 8 #7,622
1975 5 #9,503
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Famous people named Esha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Esha Deol Esha Deol Indian actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Esha Gupta Esha Gupta Indian actress and model (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Esha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Esha?

The median living Esha is about 19 years old. Half of all living Eshas are between 12 and 23 years old.

How many people named Esha are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Esha are alive in the United States, based on 1,926 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Esha in 2025?

Esha ranked #4,913 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Esha?

1,926 babies have been named Esha in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Esha most popular?

Esha peaked in 2002, when 184 newborns received the name.

Is Esha a boy or girl name?

Esha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Esha rising or falling?

Esha is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Esha become more popular?

Esha is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Esha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Esha?

Well-known people named Esha include Esha Deol (actor), Esha Gupta (actor).

Names like Esha

Names that sound and feel close to Esha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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