boy's name
Esmael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 114
Esmael is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1931.
Esmael over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Esmael?
In 2025, Esmael was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Esmael is used
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 Esmael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esmael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esmael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esmael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esmael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esmael
How popular is the name Esmael?
In 2025, Esmael was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Esmael a girl's or a boy's name?
Esmael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Esmael most popular?
Esmael peaked in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Esmael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esmael currently ranks #8,046 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.