Essie

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Essie is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (3% of births). There have been 40,847 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 39,635 as girls and 1,212 as boys. Essie gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	63
2023	53
2022	50
2021	42
2020	33
2019	53
2018	42
2017	39
2016	39
2015	33
2014	28
2013	24
2012	28
2011	12
2010	12
2009	12
2008	9
2007	6
2006	9
2005	8
2004	11
2003	10
2001	8
2000	11
1999	14
1998	10
1997	13
1996	10
1995	11
1994	13
1993	15
1992	20
1991	20
1990	25
1989	27
1988	17
1987	19
1986	18
1985	33
1984	17
1983	27
1982	36
1981	29
1980	23
1979	27
1978	31
1977	31
1976	32
1975	24
1974	31
1973	42
1972	38
1971	51
1970	55
1969	51
1968	60
1967	60
1966	69
1965	84
1964	102
1963	124
1962	109
1961	114
1960	139
1959	171
1958	165
1957	165
1956	223
1955	237
1954	248
1953	272
1952	300
1951	282
1950	326
1949	341
1948	342
1947	337
1946	357
1945	403
1944	433
1943	362
1942	429
1941	415
1940	436
1939	476
1938	468
1937	486
1936	511
1935	521
1934	556
1933	590
1932	689
1931	603
1930	650
1929	693
1928	833
1927	812
1926	911
1925	945
1924	959
1923	933
1922	1,054
1921	1,054
1920	1,033
1919	1,063
1918	1,048
1917	967
1916	930
1915	896
1914	763
1913	684
1912	718
1911	539
1910	631
1909	515
1908	465
1907	498
1906	416
1905	485
1904	466
1903	403
1902	433
1901	368
1900	500
1899	354
1898	345
1897	343
1896	388
1895	344
1894	329
1893	258
1892	294
1891	227
1890	261
1889	276
1888	235
1887	185
1886	163
1885	160
1884	148
1883	139
1882	120
1881	85
1880	78