unisex name

Eslie

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 126

Eslie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 52% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Eslie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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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Births named Eslie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 16
1920s 39
1940s 5
2000s 22
2010s 26
2020s (to 2025) 18

How popular is Eslie?

In 2025, Eslie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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 Eslie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Eslie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eslie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Eslie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eslie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Eslie

How popular is the name Eslie?

In 2025, Eslie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Eslie a girl's or a boy's name?

Eslie is used for both girls and boys. About 52% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Eslie most popular?

Eslie peaked in 1919, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Eslie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eslie currently ranks #14,091 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.