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Esmee

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

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

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #185 to #1666.200020052010201520202025#185#1666
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
1996#974
1997#1666
1998#1319
1999#985
2000#728
2001#796
2002#1104
2003#965
2004#772
2005#756
2006#909
2007#615
2008#487
2009#614
2010#285
2011#332
2012#261
2013#260
2014#307
2015#185
2016#232
2017#340
2018#344
2019#417
2020#494
2021#506
2022#504
2023#592
2024#826
2025#922

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, #476 among girls in Scotland, #826 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #185 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #922 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 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #185 in England and Wales in 2015.

Esmee'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#92238HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#82645HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#59264HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#50479HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#50682HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#49482HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#417101HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#344139HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#340140HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#232223HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#185300HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#307150HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#260185HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#261190HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#332145HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#285172HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#61461HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#48780HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#61557HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#90932HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#75638HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#77236HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#96525HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#110419HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#79630HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#72832HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#98521HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#131914HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#166610HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#97421HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3374HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#4183HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2985HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3334HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2636HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2517HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2099HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5247HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5157HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#36213HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

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

Where Esmee is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Esmee, between 1996 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 1996England 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 2015Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2015Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
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 Wales1996–202530#185 in 2015
Northern Ireland2008–202411#209 in 2015
Republic of Ireland2015–20173#362 in 2015
Scotland20241#476 in 2024
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What is known about Esmee

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
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 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #185 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.