Esme

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Esmé or Esmée 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, Esmé had become a feminine name by the mid-twentieth century.

From Wikipedia

Esme first appears in the data in 1913 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 1,052 babies (rank #303 that year). In 2024 it was given to 901 girls (rank #344). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

9,885
Total babies (all years)
52
Years in the data
1,052
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19135#3,343
19395#4,449
19535#5,931
19615#6,857
19715#8,713
19756#8,303
19766#8,459
19805#10,865
198116#4,594
19828#7,689
19836#9,379
19845#10,910
19855#11,176
19869#7,295
19878#8,227
19888#8,638
19895#13,005
19907#10,554
19918#9,605
19927#10,843
199315#6,054
199419#5,090
199518#5,282
199619#5,128
199722#4,712
199829#3,953
199945#2,951
200035#3,684
200142#3,268
200267#2,392
200376#2,246
200475#2,314
200568#2,535
2006105#1,921
2007106#1,943
2008154#1,512
2009240#1,063
2010280#927
2011262#979
2012260#975
2013274#926
2014342#812
2015419#680
2016431#682
2017513#585
2018565#548
2019744#426
2020787#396
2021826#377
20221,052#303
2023950#325
2024901#344