Eslie
The Story of Eslie
As a girl name
American parents first put Eslie on the record books as a girl name in 2003, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 7 Eslies were born — ranking #13,149 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Eslies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Eslies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Eslie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 10 births, good for #2,665 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Eslies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1947 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Eslies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eslie
Eslie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Eslie's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #13,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Eslie'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 .
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