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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Essa

Used in both girl and boy records

Essa appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Essa by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEssa as a girl’s nameUS records 1885–2024
#15986girl rank2023peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEssa as a boy’s nameUS records 1978–2024
#5522boy rank2022peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Essa in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201715 uses#92118851885–202024 listed years
Boy201954 uses#245020191978–202031 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.