Is Esau a boy or girl name?

Esau is a boy’s name. Of the 2,976 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Esau

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Esau was most popular in 2007, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,063 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,976 people named Esau.

Esau over time

Births per year. The dot marks Esau’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Esau a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Esau is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,976 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Esau

Where Esau is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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