girl's name
Esma
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,300
France
#306
2025 births
Esma is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Esma is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 230 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 3,368 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Esma over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 230 |
| 2000s | 725 |
| 2010s | 1,620 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,135 |
How popular is Esma?
In 2025, Esma was given to 175 babies in France, ranking #306 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Esma is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Esma is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ésma | Ésma is a rare spelling of Esma, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Esma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esma
How popular is the name Esma?
In 2025, Esma was given to 175 babies in France, ranking #306 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Esma a girl's or a boy's name?
Esma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Esma most popular?
Esma peaked in 2021, when 230 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Esma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esma currently ranks #306 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.