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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Esmee

Gender

Female

Origin

French
esteemed

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Esmee

Pronunciation

e-smee, es-mee

Famous People

Dutch actress Esmée de la Bretonière

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2305, 78 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3296, 47 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202547
202441
202350
202252
202161
202043
201978
201845
201753
201662

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 #185, 300 births); most recent 2025 (rank #922, 38 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202538
202445
202364
202279
202182
202082
2019101
2018139
2017140
2016223

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 France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #68, 793 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023793
2022572
2021456
2020236
2019155
2018124
201779
201673
201548
201446

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #363, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20244
2023–
20223
20216
20209
20199
20184
20177
20167

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 2015 (rank #201, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #474, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20256
20246
20236
2022–
20217
202010
201915
20188
20177
201619

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 2015 (rank #209, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20244
2023–
20223
20215
20204
20193
20183
20176
20167

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