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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,416 babies (rank #35 that year). In 2024 it was given to 864 girls (rank #51). The name has been declining 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.

20,606
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
1,416
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
1996135#278
1997158#247
1998222#194
1999212#202
2000254#172
2001214#191
2002215#202
2003297#163
2004335#160
2005389#137
2006428#126
2007462#122
2008555#100
2009615#95
2010823#74
2011797#72
2012934#65
20131,032#58
20141,151#50
20151,340#38
20161,416#35
20171,235#42
20181,234#38
20191,138#43
20201,055#42
20211,013#46
20221,101#40
2023982#47
2024864#51