Esmae
Esmae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Esmae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Esmae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Esmae
American parents first put Esmae on the record books as a baby girl name in 2008, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 170 Esmaes were born — ranking #1,366 that year. About 57% of every Esmae on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Esmae ranks #1,713 for baby girls with 120 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Esmae
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Esmae. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Esmae
Esmae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Esmae's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Esmae'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.