Essie
Essie is a given name and nickname/hypocorism usually used as a feminine name.
Meaning & Origin of Essie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Essie is a given name and nickname/hypocorism usually used as a feminine name.
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The Story of Essie
Essie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 78 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 1,032 Essies were born — ranking #199 that year. As of 2026, Essie ranks #2,571 for baby girls with 68 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 40K Essies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Essie
Essie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Essie's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #126. Use the chart and map above to compare Essie'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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