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Esmay

Gender

Male

Origin

French
esteemed

Pronunciation

e-smay, es-may

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #4004, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4878, 27 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202527
202419
202315
202227
202125
202035
201921
201821
201714
201620

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 2015 (rank #517, 83 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1809, 16 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202516
202420
202331
202235
202122
202030
201945
201845
201757
201665

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 2017 (rank #654, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
20163

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 2019 (rank #650, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

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