Esme

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Esmรฉ or Esmรฉe is a given name derived from the past participle of the Old French verb esmer, "to esteem", thus signifying "esteemed", or similarly "beloved". Originally a masculine name, Esmรฉ had become a feminine name by the mid-twentieth century.

From Wikipedia

Esme first appears in the data in 1993 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 126 babies (rank #224 that year). In 2024 it was given to 120 girls (rank #238). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Esme

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Esme yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,452
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
126
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19936#2,221
199610#1,589
199712#1,383
19987#2,100
19997#2,067
20008#1,862
200213#1,342
200311#1,531
200414#1,352
200518#1,160
200614#1,443
200719#1,215
200820#1,199
200953#567
201056#525
201146#624
201250#578
201349#602
201457#542
201558#532
201680#416
201782#399
2018101#320
2019111#286
2020102#302
202195#337
2022126#224
2023102#292
2024120#238