Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Esmee

Meaning Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,305 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé

Rank 2025
#3,305
among girls · ↑357 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Esmee · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
78 babies
All-time total
860
#8,335 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Esmee popularity over time

860 babies have been named Esmee since 2000, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 – – – –
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1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 97 10 – #5,596
2010s 468 47 +382% #2,312
2020s (to 2025) 295 49 +5% #2,796

Where Esmee 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 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Esmee

Esmee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,305 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 860 American babies have been named Esmee. Its peak came in 2019, when 78 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Esmee?

The median living Esmee is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 900 people named Esmee are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Esmee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 47 #3,305
2024 42 #3,662
2023 50 #3,239
2022 52 #3,134
2021 61 #2,796
2020 43 #3,514
2019 78 #2,312
2018 45 #3,451
2017 53 #3,065
2016 62 #2,774
2015 59 #2,945
2014 36 #4,133
2013 38 #3,951
2012 32 #4,531
2011 28 #4,966
2010 37 #4,053
2009 25 #5,596
2008 8 #12,978
2007 10 #11,090
2006 14 #8,393
2005 8 #12,179
2004 9 #10,972
2003 9 #10,711
2002 – –
2001 9 #10,368
2000 5 #15,818
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Famous people named Esmee

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

  1. 1 Esmee Visser Esmee Visser Dutch speed skater b. 1996 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Esmee?

The median living Esmee is about 8 years old. Half of all living Esmees are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Esmee are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Esmee are alive in the United States, based on 860 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Esmee mean?

Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé

How popular is the name Esmee in 2025?

Esmee ranked #3,305 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Esmee?

860 babies have been named Esmee in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Esmee most popular?

Esmee peaked in 2019, when 78 newborns received the name.

Is Esmee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Esmee rising or falling?

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

Will Esmee become more popular?

Esmee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Esmee 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 Esmee?

Well-known people named Esmee include Esmee Visser (skater).

Names like Esmee

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

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