EZ-may
Esme
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About Esme
The name Esme is currently ranked #298 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #298 in 2025. The name is most popular in Maine, Vermont, and Maine. Esme is occasionally used for boys in 2021.
Pronounced EZ-may . 1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Esme ranked #298 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #19.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #812 | 342 | 191.5 |
| 2015 | #680 | 419 | 234.7 |
| 2016 | #682 | 431 | 243.2 |
| 2017 | #585 | 513 | 297.1 |
| 2018 | #548 | 565 | 332.1 |
| 2019 | #426 | 744 | 443.3 |
| 2020 | #396 | 787 | 486.8 |
| 2021 | #377 | 826 | 503.4 |
| 2022 | #303 | 1,052 | 641.4 |
| 2023 | #325 | 950 | 592.1 |
| 2024 | #344 | 901 | 556.1 |
| 2025 | #298 | 1,032 | 642.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Esmes
- Esme Rosemary Irwin
English cricketer
- Esme Langley
English writer
- Esme Mackinnon
Scottish Olympic skier
- Esme Grace Melville
Australian actress
- Esme Irene Tombleson
New Zealand politician
- Esme Bianco
English actress, model and performer
- Esme Patterson
lead singer of American band Paper Bird
- Esme Jane Gardner
American Gardner quadruplet
- Esme Scarborough
daughter of actor Adrian Scarborough
- Esme Perrygrove (1991)
daughter of Ian Dickson
- Esme Edwards (1997)
daughter of actor Anthony Edwards
- Esme Creed
Miles (2000), daughter of Samantha Morton
- Esme Annabelle Fox (2001)
daughter of Michael J. Fox
- Esme Norton (2004)
daughter of Shelley Miranda Barrett and Richard Norton
- Esme Louise Sutter (2007)
daughter of Kurt Sutter & Katey Sagal
- Esme Regan (b. 2007)
daughter of actors Vincent Regan and Amelia Curtis
- Esme Stephenson (b. 2008)
daughter of actress Nicola Stephenson
- Esme Marlena Jones (b. 2008)
daughter of actors Alicia Coppola and Anthony Michael Jones
- Esme Bibi Ayoade (b. 2009)
daughter of Lydia Fox & Richard Ayoade
- Esme Alexa Ingham (b.2009)
Youtuber
- Esme Eccleston (b. 2013)
son of Christopher Eccleston
- Esme Olivia Olsen (2016)
daughter of Eric Christian Olsen & Sarah Wright Olsen
Esme in pop culture
- Esme Watson
from Australian TV's "A Country Practice"
- Esme
"For Esme with Love and Squalor," by J. D. Salinger
- Esme Cullen
vampire mother in the Twilight Saga
- Esme Amarinth
male character in "The Green Carnation"
- Esme Gigi Genevieve Squalor
antagonist in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
- Esme Rockett
character in "Sister Mischief" by Laura Goode
- Esme
character in The Recognitions by William Gaddis
- Esme Murray
character on TV's "Hamish Macbeth"
- Esme Carter Taylor
from "Anne of Windy Poplars"
- Esme
ghost on children's television series "Dani's Castle"
- Esme Cuckoo
mutant in X,Men comics
- Esme Song
a character in Degrassi: Next Class
- Esme Vanderheusen
character on American soap "Passions"
- Esme Weatherwax
witch in Terry Pratchett's "Discworld"
- Esme Castillo
character in "The Dollhouse" by Fiona Davis
- Esme Shelby (née Lee)
character from Peaky Blinders
- Esme Frost
character in the TV show "The Gifted"
- “Esme”
2010 song by Joanna Newsom
Variations & nicknames
- Essie
- Mimi