Espen Boy & girl

How popular is Espen?

#3,847 boy name in 2025

28 baby boys were named Espen in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).

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856living people named Espen (est.)
11median age of people named Espen
863babies named Espen since 1880
1 in 77,101US babies born in 2025

Espen popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,847 for boys (▼ 244 from 2024)
Babies in 202528 boys, 15 girls
10-year trendFalling (-24% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,084 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020
Peak year2015 (37 boys)
Highest rank#2,898 in 2005
First recorded1995
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)68% boys, 32% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Espen is most popular

Babies named Espen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Espen by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s46#4,336
2000s205#2,898
2010s299#3,084
2020s165#3,360

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Questions

Is Espen a boy or girl name?
Espen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 68% of babies named Espen were boys and 32% were girls.
How popular is the name Espen?
28 baby boys were named Espen in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
When was Espen most popular?
Espen peaked in 2015, when 37 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,898 in 2005.
How many people are named Espen?
863 babies have been named Espen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 856 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
Where is Espen most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Espen was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.