NameTides

Esa

Esa was the #2,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #438 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Esa as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Esa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Esa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,539 (52)#438 (89)#441 (7)#829 (3)#1,718 (12)
2024#2,958 (42)#560 (68)#727 (3)—#1,306 (17)
2023#2,575 (51)#608 (59)——#1,592 (12)
2022#3,412 (34)#606 (61)#590 (4)—#1,061 (21)
2021#2,652 (48)#682 (52)——#1,406 (14)
2020#2,689 (46)#601 (59)——#1,382 (14)
2019#2,993 (40)#634 (56)——#1,448 (13)
2018#3,301 (34)#580 (64)——#1,219 (16)
2017#3,378 (33)#650 (54)——#2,010 (8)
2016#3,111 (37)#558 (67)#707 (3)—#1,578 (11)
2015#4,545 (21)#586 (63)——#2,139 (7)
2014#3,617 (29)#592 (60)#680 (3)—#1,778 (9)
2013#3,661 (28)#730 (44)——#2,305 (6)
2012#5,035 (18)#549 (66)——#2,666 (5)
2011#6,256 (13)#565 (62)——#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,575.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1989.
  • In 2025, 12% of US babies named Esa were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Esa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 51,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Esa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Esa (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Esa (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EsaCanadaBoys#1,71812
EsaEngland & WalesBoys#43889
EsaIrelandBoys#8293
EsaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EsaScotlandBoys#4417
EsaUSGirls#11,9327
EsaUSBoys#2,53952