Essance
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ES-ens
- Origin
- English
Essance is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “essential nature”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Essance mean?
English: variant spelling of Essence, from Latin essentia
“essential nature”
A variant of Essence, an English word that comes from Latin essentia, meaning 'being' or 'nature'.
Is Essance a girl's or a boy's name?
Essance is a girls' name.
How popular is Essance in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Essance in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Essance in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
Names like Essance
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Essence Dulce Ellie Cadence Esme Grace Treasure Justice Sage Patience Hallie Promise
Names related to Essance
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from 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, “Essance: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/essance, updated 20 October 2026.