Esper
Esper is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Esper
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Esper is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Esper
As a girl name
Esper first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 6 Espers were born — ranking #14,119 that year. As of 2026, Esper ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Espers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Esper first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 9 Espers were born — ranking #2,730 that year. As of 2026, Esper ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Espers 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 Esper
Esper is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Esper's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,730. Use the chart and map above to compare Esper'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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