girl's name

Esmay

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,090

Scotland

#744

2019 births

Esmay is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 83 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 32,934 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2000.

Esmay over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s 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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'00 '10 '20
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Births named Esmay by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 47
2010s 508
2020s (to 2025) 154

How popular is Esmay?

In 2025, Esmay was given to 16 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Esmay is used

Scotland #744 4 in 2019
Ireland #1,079 3 in 2021
England & Wales #1,871 16 in 2025
Canada #3,985 5 in 2024
United States #4,967 27 in 2025
France #7,040 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Esmay

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

Parents who like Esmay also like

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

Sibling names for Esmay

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

Common questions about Esmay

How popular is the name Esmay?

In 2025, Esmay was given to 16 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Esmay is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Esmay most popular?

Esmay peaked in 2015, when 83 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Esmay a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esmay currently ranks #1,871 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.