boy's name
Essex
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 443
Essex is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Essex over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 |
| 1890s | 18 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 57 |
| 1930s | 35 |
| 1940s | 49 |
| 1950s | 40 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 28 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Essex?
In 2025, Essex was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Essex
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Essex also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Essex over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Essex
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Essex — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Essex
How popular is the name Essex?
In 2025, Essex was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Essex a girl's or a boy's name?
Essex is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Essex?
Essex has 2 syllables.
When was Essex most popular?
Essex peaked in 2023, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Essex a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Essex currently ranks #4,833 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.