Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Esau

#2,450 most common boys' name of all time · #5,912 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,450
Rank overall
#5,912 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
127 of 146
All-time
2,976
Since 2016
370
Peak year
2007 #1,782
Best rank
#934 1890
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 82/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Esau is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 37 37 #3,184
2024 — 40 40 #3,049
2023 — 33 33 #3,478
2022 — 44 44 #2,875
2021 — 35 35 #3,298
2020 — 38 38 #3,028
2019 — 33 33 #3,431
2018 — 37 37 #3,108
2017 — 25 25 #4,108
2016 — 48 48 #2,591
2015 — 39 39 #2,967
2014 — 41 41 #2,848
2013 — 35 35 #3,124
2012 — 47 47 #2,596
2011 — 47 47 #2,594
2010 — 57 57 #2,264
2009 — 59 59 #2,233
2008 — 72 72 #1,970
2007 — 82 82 #1,782
2006 — 73 73 #1,857
2005 — 63 63 #1,984
2004 — 63 63 #1,937
2003 — 55 55 #2,056
2002 — 46 46 #2,253
2001 — 58 58 #1,895
2000 — 73 73 #1,610
1999 — 38 38 #2,353
1998 — 39 39 #2,275
1997 — 39 39 #2,204
1996 — 40 40 #2,120
1995 — 31 31 #2,446
1994 — 25 25 #2,854
1993 — 40 40 #2,009
1992 — 37 37 #2,089
1991 — 35 35 #2,102
1990 — 44 44 #1,785
1989 — 39 39 #1,895
1988 — 31 31 #2,040
1987 — 22 22 #2,475
1986 — 20 20 #2,607
1985 — 22 22 #2,364
1984 — 12 12 #3,476
1983 — 19 19 #2,501
1982 — 25 25 #2,117
1981 — 28 28 #1,946
1980 — 27 27 #2,015
1979 — 24 24 #2,113
1978 — 17 17 #2,575
1977 — 17 17 #2,569
1976 — 14 14 #2,842
1975 — 15 15 #2,648
1974 — 13 13 #2,813
1973 — 18 18 #2,228
1972 — 10 10 #3,168
1971 — 8 8 #3,685
1970 — 13 13 #2,631
1969 — 10 10 #2,886
1968 — 8 8 #3,129
1967 — 12 12 #2,372
1966 — 15 15 #2,057
1965 — 12 12 #2,383
1964 — 13 13 #2,324
1963 — 11 11 #2,558
1962 — 11 11 #2,531
1961 — 12 12 #2,431
1960 — 10 10 #2,709
1959 — 13 13 #2,311
1958 — 13 13 #2,280
1957 — 22 22 #1,721
1956 — 15 15 #2,106
1955 — 13 13 #2,227
1954 — 14 14 #2,134
1953 — 15 15 #2,047
1952 — 10 10 #2,532
1951 — 19 19 #1,731
1950 — 21 21 #1,626
1949 — 19 19 #1,718
1948 — 16 16 #1,894
1947 — 18 18 #1,801
1946 — 16 16 #1,825
1945 — 14 14 #1,864
1944 — 15 15 #1,821
1943 — 11 11 #2,295
1942 — 19 19 #1,639
1941 — 18 18 #1,644
1940 — 14 14 #1,911
1939 — 22 22 #1,438
1938 — 13 13 #1,992
1937 — 14 14 #1,929
1936 — 14 14 #1,892
1935 — 18 18 #1,663
1934 — 22 22 #1,474
1933 — 12 12 #2,120
1932 — 19 19 #1,665
1931 — 5 5 #3,794
1930 — 11 11 #2,467
1929 — 8 8 #3,010
1928 — 18 18 #1,834
1927 — 7 7 #3,477
1926 — 19 19 #1,797
1925 — 22 22 #1,641
1924 — 11 11 #2,659
1923 — 18 18 #1,884
1922 — 20 20 #1,776
1921 — 16 16 #2,076
1920 — 17 17 #1,978
1919 — 14 14 #2,163
1918 — 17 17 #1,921
1917 — 19 19 #1,701
1916 — 24 24 #1,430
1915 — 13 13 #2,085
1914 — 14 14 #1,704
1913 — 13 13 #1,515
1912 — 7 7 #2,076
1911 — 6 6 #1,578
1909 — 7 7 #1,195
1908 — 6 6 #1,253
1907 — 7 7 #1,129
1902 — 7 7 #968
1900 — 7 7 #1,082
1897 — 6 6 #996
1896 — 5 5 #1,158
1894 — 6 6 #1,020
1893 — 5 5 #1,086
1890 — 6 6 #934
1884 — 5 5 #1,018
1880 — 5 5 #965