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What official birth registration shows about Esa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Esa: Recorded every year since 1997, its highest recorded position is #438, reached in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #438 to #2419.200020052010201520202025#438#2419
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#1578
1998#2419
1999#1664
2000#2142
2001#1949
2002#1253
2003#1188
2004#815
2005#1047
2006#863
2007#952
2008#836
2009#737
2010#589
2011#565
2012#549
2013#730
2014#592
2015#586
2016#558
2017#650
2018#580
2019#634
2020#601
2021#682
2022#606
2023#608
2024#560
2025#438

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1997 to 2025.

In 2025: #438 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #1578 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2025

    Highest recorded position: #438 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1997–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #438 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #438 in England and Wales in 2025.

Esa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#43889HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#56068HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#60859HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#60661HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#68252HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#60159HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#63456HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#58064HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#65054HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#55867HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#58663HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#59260HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#73044HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#54966HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#56562HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#58957HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#73740HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#83633HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#95226HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#86328HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#104720HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#81526HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#118814HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#125312HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#16647HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Esa is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Esa, between 1997 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202519972025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202529#438 in 2025
Scotland20241#727 in 2024
Republic of Ireland20251#829 in 2025
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Esa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1997–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #438 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.