Essie
#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 97.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1896 · 381 births
- Debut · girls
- 78 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 39,682since 1880
Essie over time
Rank among girls' names. Essie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,722 | 63 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,091 | 53 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,220 | 50 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,614 | 42 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,169 | 33 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,043 | 53 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,848 | 39 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,892 | 28 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | — | |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | — | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,248 | 22 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #2,986 | 29 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,680 | 31 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,057 | 38 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 48 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,459 | 60 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,506 | 55 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #1,385 | 63 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,168 | 84 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,141 | 93 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #947 | 124 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,032 | 109 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,014 | 114 | — | |
| 1960 | #885 | 139 | — | |
| 1959 | #808 | 160 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #806 | 156 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #798 | 160 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #659 | 212 | #2,497 | 11 |
| 1955 | #620 | 225 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #596 | 232 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #530 | 263 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #499 | 283 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #499 | 270 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #459 | 313 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #439 | 326 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #440 | 324 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #451 | 327 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #414 | 341 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #350 | 389 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | #337 | 414 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #391 | 350 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #342 | 415 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #333 | 390 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #309 | 420 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #290 | 460 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #294 | 451 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #284 | 472 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #274 | 494 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #272 | 498 | #1,422 | 23 |
| 1934 | #267 | 538 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #257 | 568 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1932 | #234 | 678 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #251 | 579 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #250 | 617 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #238 | 667 | #1,413 | 26 |
| 1928 | #221 | 806 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #227 | 783 | #1,372 | 29 |
| 1926 | #211 | 883 | #1,379 | 28 |
| 1925 | #211 | 925 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #210 | 936 | #1,628 | 23 |
| 1923 | #212 | 917 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #200 | 1,022 | #1,282 | 32 |
| 1921 | #199 | 1,032 | #1,648 | 22 |
| 1920 | #197 | 996 | #1,180 | 37 |
| 1919 | #189 | 1,023 | #1,082 | 40 |
| 1918 | #194 | 1,019 | #1,313 | 29 |
| 1917 | #194 | 945 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #197 | 904 | #1,335 | 26 |
| 1915 | #191 | 869 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #181 | 737 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | #175 | 662 | #1,075 | 22 |
| 1912 | #155 | 695 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #156 | 525 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #134 | 620 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #139 | 508 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #148 | 451 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #137 | 486 | #778 | 12 |
| 1906 | #144 | 409 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #132 | 476 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #129 | 457 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #140 | 396 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #133 | 424 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #136 | 368 | — | |
| 1900 | #129 | 492 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #136 | 342 | #583 | 12 |
| 1898 | #150 | 336 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #145 | 329 | #556 | 14 |
| 1896 | #126 | 381 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #136 | 335 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #137 | 311 | #464 | 18 |
| 1893 | #153 | 258 | — | |
| 1892 | #141 | 294 | — | |
| 1891 | #157 | 217 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #138 | 256 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #135 | 265 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #143 | 230 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #140 | 185 | — | |
| 1886 | #149 | 163 | — | |
| 1885 | #148 | 153 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #141 | 148 | — | |
| 1883 | #140 | 139 | — | |
| 1882 | #151 | 113 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #168 | 80 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #168 | 78 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Essie was already there! It came in at #168, and was given to 78 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Essie is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#61 · 1 in 242
- Alabama#66 · 1 in 267
- Mississippi#67 · 1 in 286
- Florida#69 · 1 in 270
- South Carolina#83 · 1 in 296
Best ever in a state: #22 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #61 | 131 | 1 in 242 |
| Alabama | #66 | 122 | 1 in 267 |
| Mississippi | #67 | 83 | 1 in 286 |
| Florida | #69 | 62 | 1 in 270 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 74 | 1 in 296 |
| Arkansas | #90 | 54 | 1 in 382 |
| Louisiana | #103 | 62 | 1 in 384 |
| North Carolina | #130 | 67 | 1 in 573 |
| Virginia | #166 | 28 | 1 in 930 |
| Tennessee | #190 | 26 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Texas | #207 | 61 | 1 in 980 |
| Oklahoma | #236 | 20 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Kentucky | #238 | 20 | 1 in 1,425 |
| Missouri | #312 | 11 | 1 in 2,751 |
| West Virginia | #314 | 8 | 1 in 2,495 |
| Illinois | #418 | 11 | 1 in 5,413 |
| Pennsylvania | #488 | 9 | 1 in 10,167 |
| Michigan | #492 | 5 | 1 in 8,188 |
| Ohio | #558 | 5 | 1 in 10,865 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Essie
- 574 spots since 2024 (#2,722 → #3,296)
- 873 spots since 2020 (#4,169 → #3,296)
- 999 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #3,296)
- Biggest jump: 85 spots in 1963 (#1,032 → #947)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1964 (#947 → #1,141)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1896 at #126 (381 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 61 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Highest: 1 in 603 girls born in 1904 were named Essie (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #126 in 1896, was only 1 in 624 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.6% of all girls named Essie (8,967) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,554 | #135 (1889) | #148 |
| 1890s | 3,059 | #126 (1896) | #142 |
| 1900s | 4,467 | #129 (1900) | #137 |
| 1910s | 7,999 | #134 (1910) | #177 |
| 1920s | 8,967 | #197 (1920) | #213 |
| 1930s | 5,355 | #234 (1932) | #267 |
| 1940s | 3,696 | #309 (1940) | #381 |
| 1950s | 2,274 | #459 (1950) | #627 |
| 1960s | 892 | #885 (1960) | #1,222 |
| 1970s | 355 | #1,754 (1971) | #2,389 |
| 1980s | 231 | #2,804 (1985) | #3,779 |
| 1990s | 151 | #4,003 (1990) | #6,420 |
| 2000s | 84 | #8,534 (2000) | #10,912 |
| 2010s | 310 | #3,043 (2019) | #5,237 |
| 2020s | 288 | #2,722 (2024) | #3,352 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Essie in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,342 of them was named Essie, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 39,661 of them was named Essie, which outranked 71.5% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,353Patricia29
- #1,353Patricio29
- #1,353Sampson29
- #1,379Essie28
- #1,379Burrell28
- #1,379Campbell28
- #1,379Celestino28
- #1,404Akira27
- #1,404Amado27
- #1,404Arlyn27
Tied with 24 names at #1,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.