girl's name
Esperance
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,076
Esperance is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 1900, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Esperance over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 430 |
| 1910s | 390 |
| 1920s | 265 |
| 1930s | 150 |
| 1940s | 95 |
| 1950s | 55 |
| 1960s | 105 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 45 |
| 2000s | 150 |
| 2010s | 165 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 115 |
How popular is Esperance?
In 2021, Esperance was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Esperance 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 Esperance is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Espérance | Espérance is Esperance written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,121 in France, against #6,378 for Esperance. | 255 |
Names that peaked alongside Esperance
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esperance also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esperance over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esperance
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esperance — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esperance
How popular is the name Esperance?
In 2021, Esperance was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Esperance a girl's or a boy's name?
Esperance is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Esperance most popular?
Esperance peaked in 1900, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Esperance a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esperance currently ranks #1,121 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.