ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1901 First Year 2019 Last Year 1916 Peak Year #1949 Peak Rank 304 Total Count 38 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Esco What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Esco may refer to the following people:Given nameEsco Sarkkinen (1918–1998), American football player and coach Esco Haynes, American professional baseball player Esco Niblo Bowen, American lawyer, judge and politician Sigmund Esco Jackson, American singer and musician William Esco Moerner, American physical chemist and chemical physicist awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014SurnameLina Esco,… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esco%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esco%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Esco Esco first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1901, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 15 births, good for #1,949 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Escos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 304 Escos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Esco Phonetically similar names — useful when Esco is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Esko](/esko) * Esky * [Isco](/isco) * Esca * [Eska](/eska) * Isko * Usko * Asco * [Osco](/osco) * Asko * [Echo](/echo) * Eco Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Esco What does the name Esco mean? Esco may refer to the following people:Given nameEsco Sarkkinen (1918–1998), American football player and coach Esco Haynes, American professional baseball player Esco Niblo Bowen, American lawyer, judge and politician Sigmund Esco Jackson, American singer and musician William Esco Moerner, American physical chemist and chemical physicist awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014SurnameLina Esco,… How popular is Esco in 2026? In 2026, Esco ranks #12,142 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Esco most popular? Esco reached its peak popularity in 1916, ranking #1,949 that year with 15 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Esco most popular? Esco has historically been most popular in Tennessee, Mississippi. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Esco. Is Esco a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Esco is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Esco? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Esco include Barnet, Other, Verdon. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦BarnetPeak #1949](/barnet)[👦OtherPeak #1949](/other)[👦VerdonPeak #1949](/verdon)[👦ElyonPeak #1949](/elyon)[👦StrattonPeak #1950](/stratton)[👦SherronPeak #1948](/sherron)[👦CreigPeak #1948](/creig)[👦AnothonyPeak #1948](/anothony) ## About the name Esco Esco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Esco's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,949\. Use the chart and map above to compare Esco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1916 → ](/year/1916) * [ Names of the 1910s → ](/decade/1910s) * [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.