Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Esli

Gender Unisex · 76% girls Rank 2025 #4,210 Trend ↑ Rising 94%
Rank 2025
#4,210
among girls · ↑5,566 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Esli
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
34 babies
All-time total
619
#12,327 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Esli popularity over time

619 babies have been named Esli since 1987, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – 5 5 1 – –
1990s 100 42 142 14 +2740% #7,285
2000s 173 50 223 22 +57% #4,567
2010s 110 12 122 12 -45% #6,688
2020s (to 2025) 86 41 127 21 +73% #4,210

Where Esli 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Esli

Esli is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,210 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 619 American babies have been named Esli, about 76% girls and 24% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Esli stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Esli?

The median living Esli is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 600 people named Esli 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.

Esli year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,210 – –
2024 10 #9,776 6 #11,340
2023 10 #9,829 22 #4,643
2022 9 #10,636 7 #10,130
2021 11 #9,165 6 #11,174
2020 12 #8,565 – –
2019 8 #11,692 – –
2018 9 #10,830 – –
2017 8 #11,984 5 #12,871
2016 5 #17,066 – –
2015 14 #8,142 – –
2014 12 #9,154 – –
2013 8 #12,361 – –
2012 19 #6,688 – –
2011 16 #7,543 7 #9,956
2010 11 #9,989 – –
2009 17 #7,450 – –
2008 16 #7,859 7 #10,201
2007 15 #8,224 – –
2006 19 #6,672 9 #8,212
2005 19 #6,361 7 #9,426
2004 16 #7,188 6 #10,379
2003 11 #9,249 8 #8,075
2002 16 #6,809 – –
2001 18 #6,154 8 #7,768
2000 26 #4,567 5 #10,927
1995 10 #8,279 7 #7,243
1990 10 #8,066 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Esli?

The median living Esli is about 19 years old. Half of all living Eslis are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Esli are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Esli are alive in the United States, based on 619 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Esli in 2025?

Esli ranked #4,210 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Esli?

619 babies have been named Esli in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Esli most popular?

Esli peaked in 2025, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Esli a boy or girl name?

Esli is used for both: about 76% of babies named Esli have been girls and 24% boys.

Is the name Esli rising or falling?

Esli is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Esli become more popular?

Esli is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Esli in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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