Espen*
#5,256 most common boys' name of all time · #13,055 across all names · 83% male / 17% female · used 1995–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#5,256
Rank overall
#13,055 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
863
Since 2016
415
Peak year
2016 #3,574
Best rank
#2,955 2005
Girls
Boys
peak 48/yr
Espen first appears in 1995. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 28 | 43 | #3,912 |
| 2024 | 7 | 31 | 38 | #3,664 |
| 2023 | 11 | 20 | 31 | #5,004 |
| 2022 | 18 | 23 | 41 | #4,526 |
| 2021 | 13 | 34 | 47 | #3,402 |
| 2020 | 12 | 29 | 41 | #3,714 |
| 2019 | 18 | 28 | 46 | #3,865 |
| 2018 | 9 | 32 | 41 | #3,508 |
| 2017 | 14 | 25 | 39 | #4,185 |
| 2016 | 17 | 31 | 48 | #3,574 |
| 2015 | 9 | 37 | 46 | #3,135 |
| 2014 | 5 | 29 | 34 | #3,677 |
| 2013 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,395 |
| 2012 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,701 |
| 2011 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,196 |
| 2010 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,441 |
| 2009 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,020 |
| 2008 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,246 |
| 2007 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,223 |
| 2006 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,677 |
| 2005 | — | 36 | 36 | #2,955 |
| 2004 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,772 |
| 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,517 |
| 2002 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,678 |
| 2001 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,387 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,889 |
| 1999 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,477 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,080 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,908 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,116 |