Is Esa a boy or girl name?

Esa is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 768 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.2% were girls and 85.8% were boys.

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Esa

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Esa was most popular in 2025, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,022 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 768 people named Esa.

Esa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Esa’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Esa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Esa is mostly a boy’s name — 14.2% of the 768 Americans given it were girls and 85.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org