Is Espen a boy or girl name?

Espen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 863 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.2% were girls and 82.8% were boys.

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Espen

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Espen was most popular in 2016, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,748 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 863 people named Espen.

Espen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Espen’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Espen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Espen is mostly a boy’s name — 17.2% of the 863 Americans given it were girls and 82.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 32% girls and 68% 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