Esmae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EZ-may
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #179 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,443 for girls
Esmae is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “esteemed, loved”. In 2025 it ranked 179th for girls in the UK (314 babies) and 1,443rd for girls in the US (149 babies).
What does Esmae mean?
French: spelling of Esme
“esteemed, loved”
Modern spelling of Esme, from Old French esmé, meaning esteemed.
Is Esmae a girl's or a boy's name?
Esmae is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 314 girls in the UK and 149 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Esmae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #179among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 314about 1 in 890 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 314 girls in the UK were named Esmae, making it the 179th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 113th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 515 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Esmae than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Esmae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,440 girls in the UK were given Esmae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #33, up from #179 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 162nd in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Esmae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 314 | #179 |
| 2024 | 348 | #161 |
| 2023 | 434 | #130 |
| 2022 | 474 | #119 |
| 2021 | 425 | #132 |
| 2020 | 494 | #113 |
| 2019 | 515 | #110 |
| 2018 | 490 | #123 |
| 2017 | 515 | #116 |
| 2016 | 500 | #129 |
| 2015 | 465 | #135 |
| 2014 | 364 | #171 |
| 2013 | 340 | #176 |
| 2012 | 180 | #310 |
| 2011 | 114 | #436 |
| 2010 | 89 | #506 |
| 2009 | 34 | #1,019 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,204 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
How popular is Esmae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,443among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 149about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 149 girls in the US were named Esmae, making it the 1,443rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,687th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 170 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Esmae in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,263 girls in the US were given Esmae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #272, up from #1,443 for this spelling alone.
Esmae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #1,443 |
| 2024 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2023 | 156 | #1,430 |
| 2022 | 170 | #1,367 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,562 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,687 |
| 2019 | 140 | #1,540 |
| 2018 | 132 | #1,616 |
| 2017 | 72 | #2,487 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2,321 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,890 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3,075 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
Names like Esmae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Indie Elodie Dua Ayra Primrose Pippa Lyra Fiadh Isla Mila Liyana Maeva
Other spellings of Esmae
Names related to Esmae
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Esmae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esmae, updated 20 October 2026.