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Eshal

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2004–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2004 to 2025, ranging from #443 to #1397.200520092013201720212025#443#1397
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2004#985
2005#1012
2006#1087
2007#764
2008#632
2009#543
2010#485
2011#474
2012#443
2013#509
2014#640
2015#760
2016#994
2017#814
2018#952
2019#897
2020#1397
2021#1069
2022#910
2023#1325
2024#1230
2025#1028

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 2004 to 2025.

In 2022: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #910 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2004–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #985 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #443 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2004–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #443 in England and Wales in 2012.

Eshal'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 Walesfemale#102833HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#123027HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#132524HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#91038HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#106932HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#139722HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#89740HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#95238HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#81447HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#99436HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#76051HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#64063HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#50982HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#443102HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47490HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#48583HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#54372HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#63259HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#76443HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#108725HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101225HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#98525HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified

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

Where Eshal is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Eshal, between 2004 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 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 2012Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202220042025
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 Wales2004–202522#443 in 2012
Republic of Ireland2009–20226#747 in 2022

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (2012) than in Republic of Ireland (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Eshal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2004–2025.
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 2 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #443 in England and Wales in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.