Esperanza Girl
How popular is Esperanza?
#1,207 girl name in 2025
188 baby girls were named Esperanza in the US in 2025, making it the 1207th most popular girl name.
16,511living people named Esperanza (est.)
27median age of people named Esperanza
20,884babies named Esperanza since 1880
1 in 17,635US babies born in 2025
Esperanza popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,207 for girls (▼ 194 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 188 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #921 in 2015, #947 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (499 girls) |
| Highest rank | #446 in 1929 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Esperanza is most popular
Babies named Esperanza per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.6 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Colorado: 0.4 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (256 girls)
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (224 girls)
Esperanza by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 45 | #1,203 |
| 1910s | 454 | #712 |
| 1920s | 1,695 | #446 |
| 1930s | 1,385 | #495 |
| 1940s | 1,602 | #547 |
| 1950s | 1,500 | #650 |
| 1960s | 1,232 | #861 |
| 1970s | 1,317 | #876 |
| 1980s | 1,302 | #912 |
| 1990s | 2,359 | #605 |
| 2000s | 3,814 | #528 |
| 2010s | 2,690 | #884 |
| 2020s | 1,454 | #947 |
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Questions
- Is Esperanza a boy or girl name?
- Esperanza is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Esperanza were girls.
- How popular is the name Esperanza?
- 188 baby girls were named Esperanza in the US in 2025, making it the 1207th most popular girl name.
- When was Esperanza most popular?
- Esperanza peaked in 2000, when 499 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #446 in 1929.
- How many people are named Esperanza?
- 20,884 babies have been named Esperanza in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,511 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Esperanza most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Esperanza was most common in New Mexico, at 1.6 of every 1,000 girls 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.