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Esma

Girl

Meaning of Esma: Turkish: 'high esteem'

Esma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5032nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5032

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

915

First recorded 1890 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 31 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Esma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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