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Essie

Girl

Meaning of Essie: English: 'star'

Essie is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3189th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3189

47 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

40,894

First recorded 1880 · peak 1919

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 33 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 42 babies2022: 50 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 47 babies
US babies named Essie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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