Name Legacy

Esperansa

Recorded 1920–2012 · United States

Esperansa was most popular in 2000, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,060 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 503 people named Esperansa.

Most popular in2000
Rank that year#9,060
Births that year20
Total since 1880503
Given to100% girls

Esperansa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Esperansa’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Esperansa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Esperansa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 503 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Esperansa

Where Esperansa 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