#3442024 rank
2022peak year
9,425babies named Esme since 1880
▲ +21%5-year trend
Esme popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Esme mean?
From the French esmer, 'to esteem' or 'to love', first recorded in Scotland as the masculine Esmé. Later boosted by J. D. Salinger's story 'For Esmé'.
OriginFrench
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
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Spellings & variants
Esmé
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