The first name Esa
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 89 boys were named Esa, making it the 438th most popular boys’ name.
1,209
babies named Esa, 1996–2025
#438
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Esa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Esa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 52 boys born in the United States were named Esa, the 2,546th most popular boys’ name that year.
GirlsBoys
768
babies named Esa since 1880
#2,546
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Esa
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Esa TikkanenFinnish ice hockey player, born 1965
- Esa LindellFinnish ice hockey player, born 1994
- Esa SaarioFinnish actor, 1931–2025
- Esa KeskinenFinnish former ice hockey player, born 1965
- Esa PirnesFinnish ice hockey player, born 1977
- Esa HolopainenFinnish musician, born 1972
- Esa PekonenFinnish association football player and manager, born 1961
- Esa SaarinenFinnish philosopher, born 1953
Questions
- How popular is the name Esa?
- In 2025, 89 boys born in England and Wales were named Esa, ranking 438th.
- Is Esa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 768 US babies named Esa since 1880, 14% were girls and 86% boys.
- When was Esa most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 52 babies were named Esa, its highest rank at 2,546th.