NameTides

Essa

Essa was the #2,572 boys' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #745 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Essa as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Essa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Essa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, 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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,572 (51)#745 (46)#560 (5)#1,251 (19)
2024#3,104 (39)#773 (44)—#1,306 (17)
2023#2,693 (48)#987 (30)#482 (6)#1,342 (15)
2022#2,438 (57)#862 (36)—#944 (25)
2021#3,297 (35)#854 (36)#720 (3)#1,342 (15)
2020#3,274 (34)#898 (32)—#1,520 (12)
2019#2,464 (54)#874 (34)—#1,375 (14)
2018#3,240 (35)#851 (36)—#1,682 (10)
2017#2,715 (45)#968 (31)—#1,349 (14)
2016#3,230 (35)#946 (31)#707 (3)#1,831 (9)
2015#3,365 (33)#927 (32)—#1,816 (9)
2014#4,538 (21)#1,035 (27)—#2,133 (7)
2013#4,064 (24)#1,247 (20)—#1,470 (12)
2012#4,533 (21)#1,367 (18)——
2011#4,356 (22)#1,398 (17)—#1,681 (10)

Essa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Essa as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Essa as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#9,457 (10)#4,867 (4)
2024#12,161 (7)—
2023#7,247 (15)—
2022#7,631 (14)—
2021#8,024 (13)—
2020#8,953 (11)—
2019#9,736 (10)#4,686 (4)
2018#8,617 (12)—
2017#7,442 (15)—
2015#13,006 (7)—
2013#16,547 (5)—
2012#10,429 (10)—
2008#17,504 (5)—
1947#5,295 (5)—
1928#4,725 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,438.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.
  • In 2025, 16% of US babies named Essa 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 5,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Essa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 51,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Essa 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: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #2,203CAUtah: 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: #971VAMaryland: 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: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Essa (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#1,1239

Essa (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
EssaCanadaBoys#1,25119
EssaEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
EssaEngland & WalesBoys#74546
EssaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EssaScotlandBoys#5605
EssaUSGirls#9,45710
EssaUSBoys#2,57251