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Esha

Girl

Meaning of Esha: Sanskrit: 'desire'

Esha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4665th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4665

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,926

First recorded 1975 · peak 2002

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 25 babies2000: 47 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 184 babies2003: 140 babies2004: 101 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 76 babies2007: 76 babies2008: 65 babies2009: 76 babies2010: 66 babies20102011: 68 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 66 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Esha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 184.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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