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How popular is the name Esi?

Births per year, rank history and how many Esis are alive today.

Esi (female), a spelling of Essie, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 5670th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2000, when 3 babies were given the name, the 3912th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2009, with 3 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Essie you are most likely to meet is around 4 years old. Half of all Essies born in England and Wales are between 5 and 12, and there are at least 340 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Essie - on average, only one in every 927 such rooms contains a Essie.

How many babies are named Esi each year?

Includes all spellings: Esi, Essi, Essie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0102030200020202000: 32002: 32003: 32005: 42007: 32008: 52009: 92010: 32011: 42012: 92013: 72014: 172015: 182016: 272017: 182018: 332019: 212020: 192021: 332022: 262023: 222024: 182025: 14actual

Where does the Esi spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020202000: ranked 3,9122002: ranked 4,1372009: ranked 5,5562014: ranked 5,6912022: ranked 5,670

Where does the Essi spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020202015: ranked 5,7302016: ranked 4,7632022: ranked 4,6462023: ranked 5,688

Where does the Essie spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020202003: ranked 4,3732005: ranked 3,9702007: ranked 5,2012008: ranked 3,8602009: ranked 3,4222010: ranked 5,7072011: ranked 4,7642012: ranked 2,7172013: ranked 3,1602014: ranked 1,9662015: ranked 1,8652016: ranked 1,4162017: ranked 1,6812018: ranked 1,0592019: ranked 1,4392020: ranked 1,5562021: ranked 1,0392022: ranked 1,5562023: ranked 1,5752024: ranked 1,6722025: ranked 2,006

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Esi per year in England and Wales, 2000 to 2025, peaking at about 33 in 2018
Esi: births per year in England and Wales, 2000-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Esi most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Essie, peaked in 2018, when 33 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Esi spelling itself peaked in 2000, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Esi?

At least 340 people named Esi in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Esi?

Most living Esis are between 5 and 12; the most common age is about 4.

Is Esi becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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