Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Esra

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #2,662 Trend ↑ Rising 113%
Rank 2025
#2,662
among girls · ↑122 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Esra · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
65 babies
All-time total
687
#9,893 all-time among girls
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Esra popularity over time

687 babies have been named Esra since 1982, 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 – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 36 – 36 4 – #7,907
1990s 81 – 81 8 +125% #7,780
2000s 92 – 92 9 +14% #7,524
2010s 179 – 179 18 +95% #4,693
2020s (to 2025) 273 26 299 50 +178% #2,662

Where Esra 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 73 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 96 0.06 outside top 500
2030 103 0.06 outside top 500

The story of Esra

Esra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,662 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 687 American babies have been named Esra. Its peak came in 2025, when 65 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 Esra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Esra?

The median living Esra is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 19. An estimated 700 people named Esra are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Esra 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 65 #2,662 – –
2024 61 #2,784 – –
2023 38 #3,933 8 #9,171
2022 35 #4,147 6 #11,282
2021 45 #3,457 7 #10,047
2020 29 #4,583 5 #12,630
2019 21 #5,856 – –
2018 29 #4,693 – –
2017 17 #6,898 – –
2016 24 #5,504 – –
2015 14 #8,143 – –
2014 12 #9,155 – –
2013 23 #5,713 – –
2012 9 #11,576 – –
2011 17 #7,218 – –
2010 13 #8,879 – –
2009 12 #9,578 – –
2008 10 #11,054 – –
2007 8 #13,065 – –
2006 7 #14,045 – –
2005 7 #13,454 – –
2004 15 #7,524 – –
2003 9 #10,712 – –
2002 11 #9,042 – –
2001 13 #7,877 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 10 #8,281 – –
1990 7 #10,556 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Esra?

The median living Esra is about 7 years old. Half of all living Esras are between 2 and 19 years old.

How many people named Esra are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Esra are alive in the United States, based on 687 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Esra in 2025?

Esra ranked #2,662 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Esra?

687 babies have been named Esra in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Esra most popular?

Esra peaked in 2025, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Esra a boy or girl name?

Esra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Esra rising or falling?

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

Will Esra become more popular?

Esra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 103 girls named Esra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Esra

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