Gender
Origin
- French
- esteemed
Pronunciation
e-smae, es-mae
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1366, 170 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1443, 149 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 |
| 2024 | 97 |
| 2023 | 156 |
| 2022 | 170 |
| 2021 | 134 |
| 2020 | 121 |
| 2019 | 140 |
| 2018 | 132 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2016 | 81 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #107, 502 births); most recent 2025 (rank #162, 306 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 306 |
| 2024 | 330 |
| 2023 | 413 |
| 2022 | 448 |
| 2021 | 398 |
| 2020 | 477 |
| 2019 | 501 |
| 2018 | 480 |
| 2017 | 502 |
| 2016 | 495 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #406, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #215, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #223, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #227, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #461, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence