Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Essex

Gender

Male

Origin

English
The Saxons from the east. An English county.

Pronunciation

e(s)-sex

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #11156, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202521–
202417–
2023168
202212–
202111–
2020––
2019––
2018––
20176–
20166–

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