Essien
#18,842 most common boys' name of all time · #49,282 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2006–2025
Rank among boys
#18,842
Rank overall
#49,282 of 105,966
First appeared
2006
Years on the list
10 of 146
All-time
58
Since 2016
18
Peak year
2022 #9,581
Best rank
#9,575 2012
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Essien first appears in 2006. 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.