Essi
Essi is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Essi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Essi is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Essi
American parents first put Essi on the record books as a baby girl name in 2018, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 8 Essis were born — ranking #11,422 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 72% of all recorded Essis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18 Essis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Essi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Essi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ester
- Esteri
Names that sound like Essi
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Essi
Essi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Essi's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #11,422. Use the chart and map above to compare Essi'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.