boy's name
Esau
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,976
Esau is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 82 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Esau over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1890s | 28 |
| 1900s | 34 |
| 1910s | 127 |
| 1920s | 156 |
| 1930s | 150 |
| 1940s | 160 |
| 1950s | 155 |
| 1960s | 114 |
| 1970s | 149 |
| 1980s | 245 |
| 1990s | 368 |
| 2000s | 644 |
| 2010s | 409 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 227 |
How popular is Esau?
In 2025, Esau was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Esau
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esau also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esau over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esau
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esau — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esau
How popular is the name Esau?
In 2025, Esau was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Esau a girl's or a boy's name?
Esau is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Esau?
Esau has 2 syllables.
When was Esau most popular?
Esau peaked in 2007, when 82 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Esau a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esau currently ranks #3,226 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.