Esme

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A few things about Esme you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Esme

Esme Morgan

English footballer

Choose Esme and your child shares a first name with Esme Morgan, an English footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Esme, like who?” Esme Morgan's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,557 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Esme, 1,032 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Esme would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEsme first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearEsme is at its all-time high right now: #298 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowEsme is 33× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 51,813 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,557.
• 🚀TrendEsme has climbed 97 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #298. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedEsme is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #91, followed by Washington, D.C. (#119) and Maine (#153). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Esme means “esteemed”. Our records link it to Anglo Saxon, French and Greek roots.
• 🌍OriginEsme is the #5 most popular Anglo Saxon girl name in the US. That's out of 168 Anglo Saxon girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Esme

Esme is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, French and Greek origin meaning “esteemed”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with E and ending in “-sme”. US birth records list Esme for girls from 1913 to 2025, in 53 of those 113 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #298 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #298, with 1,032 babies.

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