Baby name

Essie

Girl

Comeback name

Essie peaked in 1921, when 1 baby in 2,262 was given the name. Almost forgotten around 2003, with about 10 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 3295.

39,682births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 199rank at its peak, in 1921

Where babies named Essie are born

1921

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Essie is most common in Mississippi (8 times), South Carolina (5.9) and Georgia (5.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Elsie 190,072
Bessie 170,140
Jessie 170,036
Lessie 14,073
Dessie 11,414
Tessie 9,981

Names from the same era

Angeline · Estella · Lela · Ina · Lorene · Jewel

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