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Esperanza

Girl

Origin of the name

Esperanza comes from the Spanish esperanza, “hope.”

Classic name

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Esperanza peaked in 2000, when 1 baby in 7,572 was given the name. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 122 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1207.
20,849births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 528rank at its peak, in 2000

Where babies named Esperanza are born

2000

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The darker the blue, the more common Esperanza is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Esperanza is most common in New Mexico (8.8 times), Arizona (5.1) and Texas (5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

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