Esha
Esha is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Esha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Esha is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
The Story of Esha
The earliest SSA record of Esha as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 184 newborns named Esha — #1,129 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Esha on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Esha ranks #4,568 for baby girls with 30 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Esha
Esha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Esha's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Esha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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.