girl's name
Esperanza
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 21,470
Esperanza is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 188 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Esperanza is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2000, when 499 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,635 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
Esperanza over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 45 |
| 1910s | 454 |
| 1920s | 1,710 |
| 1930s | 1,390 |
| 1940s | 1,602 |
| 1950s | 1,500 |
| 1960s | 1,232 |
| 1970s | 1,317 |
| 1980s | 1,312 |
| 1990s | 2,359 |
| 2000s | 3,819 |
| 2010s | 2,690 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,454 |
How popular is Esperanza?
In 2025, Esperanza was given to 188 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Esperanza 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.
How Esperanza is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Espéranza | Espéranza is a rare spelling of Esperanza, written with an acute accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. | 50 |
Names that peaked alongside Esperanza
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esperanza also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esperanza over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esperanza
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esperanza — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esperanza
How popular is the name Esperanza?
In 2025, Esperanza was given to 188 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Esperanza a girl's or a boy's name?
Esperanza is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Esperanza most popular?
Esperanza peaked in 2000, when 499 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Esperanza a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esperanza currently ranks #1,209 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.