Esley is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1923 and has grown less common since.
Esley is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Esley was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1923 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #13,737 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,008 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #13,965 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,113 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,020 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #13,973 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,337 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #16,438 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #15,088 | #12,648 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #18,182 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,632 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,570 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,476 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,253 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,152 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,097 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,285 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,108 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,587 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,803 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,734 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,256 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,648 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,718 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,814 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,937 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,180 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,195 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,389 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,416 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,228 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,095 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | — | #2,258 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,382 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,417 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | — | #2,505 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,735 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | — | #2,752 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,473 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,183 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,113 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #995 |