Esme is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Esme is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #298 for girl births in the United States (and #640 across all names), given to 1,032 babies. Esme was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 2022 (1,053 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,032 | 1,032 | #298 | — |
| 2024 | 908 | 908 | #343 | — |
| 2023 | 950 | 950 | #325 | — |
| 2022 | 1,053 | 1,053 | #304 | — |
| 2021 | 833 | 833 | #376 | #12,716 |
| 2020 | 788 | 788 | #395 | — |
| 2019 | 745 | 745 | #426 | — |
| 2018 | 565 | 565 | #548 | — |
| 2017 | 513 | 513 | #585 | — |
| 2016 | 436 | 436 | #682 | #12,805 |
| 2015 | 419 | 419 | #681 | — |
| 2014 | 342 | 342 | #812 | — |
| 2013 | 274 | 274 | #926 | — |
| 2012 | 260 | 260 | #975 | — |
| 2011 | 263 | 263 | #977 | — |
| 2010 | 280 | 280 | #927 | — |
| 2009 | 240 | 240 | #1,063 | — |
| 2008 | 154 | 154 | #1,512 | — |
| 2007 | 106 | 106 | #1,943 | — |
| 2006 | 105 | 105 | #1,922 | — |
| 2005 | 68 | 68 | #2,535 | — |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | #2,314 | — |
| 2003 | 76 | 76 | #2,246 | — |
| 2002 | 67 | 67 | #2,392 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #3,268 | — |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #3,684 | — |
| 1999 | 45 | 45 | #2,951 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #3,953 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #4,712 | — |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,128 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,282 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,090 | — |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,054 | — |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #10,844 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,603 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,554 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,006 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,638 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,227 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,295 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,176 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #10,911 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,379 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,690 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,595 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,863 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,458 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,302 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,713 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,856 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,930 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,449 | — |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,343 | — |