Esma is a rare variant of Esme that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Esma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,293 for girl births in the United States (and #9,173 across all names), given to 24 babies. Esma first appears in 1890 and peaked in 2019 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #5,293 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #3,989 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #4,491 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | #4,233 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #5,281 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #5,066 |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | #3,812 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,661 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #6,897 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #4,190 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #4,433 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #4,939 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #6,552 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #7,567 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #8,331 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #8,024 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,577 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,976 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,738 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #8,882 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #10,376 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #6,883 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,641 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,127 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,157 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,208 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,256 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,270 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,712 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,680 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,550 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,515 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,573 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,421 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,780 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,486 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,834 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,995 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,677 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,959 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,572 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,510 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #2,139 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,546 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | #2,201 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,418 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | #2,724 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #1,945 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,825 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,225 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,942 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,805 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,646 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,593 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,674 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,830 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | #1,381 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,463 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,772 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | #1,088 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #1,256 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | #1,352 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #1,311 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #1,295 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,472 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,528 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | #1,030 |