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Esme

Girl

Meaning of Esme: French: 'esteemed' or 'loved'

Esme is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 302nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 51st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#302

1,032 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#51

864 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,930

First recorded 1913 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 67 babies2003: 76 babies2004: 75 babies2005: 68 babies2006: 105 babies2007: 106 babies2008: 154 babies2009: 240 babies2010: 280 babies20102011: 263 babies2012: 260 babies2013: 274 babies2014: 342 babies2015: 419 babies2016: 436 babies2017: 513 babies2018: 565 babies2019: 745 babies2020: 788 babies20202021: 833 babies2022: 1,053 babies2023: 950 babies2024: 908 babies2025: 1,032 babies
US babies named Esme per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,053.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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