# Esmee (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/esmee/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 860 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 860 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,611, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 4,966 |
| 2012 | 32 | 4,531 |
| 2013 | 38 | 3,951 |
| 2014 | 36 | 4,133 |
| 2015 | 59 | 2,945 |
| 2016 | 62 | 2,774 |
| 2017 | 53 | 3,065 |
| 2018 | 45 | 3,451 |
| 2019 | 78 | 2,312 |
| 2020 | 43 | 3,514 |
| 2021 | 61 | 2,796 |
| 2022 | 52 | 3,134 |
| 2023 | 50 | 3,239 |
| 2024 | 42 | 3,662 |
| 2025 | 47 | 3,305 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 145 | 332 |
| 2012 | 190 | 261 |
| 2013 | 185 | 260 |
| 2014 | 150 | 307 |
| 2015 | 300 | 185 |
| 2016 | 223 | 232 |
| 2017 | 140 | 340 |
| 2018 | 139 | 344 |
| 2019 | 101 | 417 |
| 2020 | 82 | 494 |
| 2021 | 82 | 506 |
| 2022 | 79 | 504 |
| 2023 | 64 | 592 |
| 2024 | 45 | 826 |
| 2025 | 38 | 922 |

## People named Esmee

- Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter
- Esmee Visser, Dutch speedskater
- Esmee Brugts, Dutch association football player
- Esmee Vermeulen, Dutch swimmer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.