Esme

Girl name

Esme has been given to 10,930 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #298 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Anglicized spelling of French Esmé.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,930

Peak year

2022 (1,053 babies)

Rank in 2025

#298 for girls

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▲ +146%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Esme.

10,977 babies since 1962

10,864 babies since 1881

10,863 babies since 1976

11,007 babies since 1888

11,070 babies since 1965

11,095 babies since 1979

11,097 babies since 1880

11,120 babies since 1998

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