Esau Name Popularity

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How popular is Esau?

The rare name Esau was the 3,100th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Esau, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #926 was reached in 1890.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 82 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Esau in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Approximately during the years 1912-1916, 1936-1939, 1954-1957, 1984-1990, and 1997-2000, the name Esau took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2007-2013, and 2014-2017.

Where is the name Esau popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Esau has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Esau has remained about the same.

The name Esau is very unique and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Esau (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		37	3,100
2017		25	4,128
2016		48	2,588
2015		39	2,983
2014		41	2,853
2013		35	3,144
2012		47	2,605
2011		47	2,594
2010		57	2,269
2009		59	2,232
2008		72	1,972
2007		82	1,784
2006		73	1,863
2005		63	1,992
2004		63	1,940
2003		55	2,060
2002		46	2,265
2001		58	1,896
2000		73	1,612
1999		38	2,366
1998		39	2,287
1997		39	2,208
1996		40	2,120
1995		31	2,464
1994		25	2,877
1993		40	2,021
1992		37	2,103
1991		35	2,109
1990		44	1,785
1989		39	1,905
1988		31	2,054
1987		22	2,495
1986		20	2,626
1985		22	2,377
1984		12	3,524
1983		19	2,516
1982		25	2,133
1981		28	1,960
1980		27	2,019
1979		24	2,120
1978		17	2,595
1977		17	2,592
1976		14	2,864
1975		15	2,679
1974		13	2,857
1973		18	2,252
1972		10	3,219
1971		7	4,104
1970		13	2,660
1969		11	2,750
1968		8	3,187
1967		12	2,391
1966		15	2,075
1965		12	2,397
1964		13	2,348
1963		12	2,451
1962		11	2,559
1961		11	2,589
1960		10	2,742
1959		13	2,338
1958		13	2,295
1957		22	1,727
1956		15	2,116
1955		13	2,248
1954		14	2,148
1953		15	2,064
1952		10	2,575
1951		19	1,745
1950		21	1,626
1949		19	1,720
1948		16	1,900
1947		18	1,805
1946		16	1,838
1945		14	1,877
1944		15	1,837
1943		11	2,318
1942		19	1,647
1941		18	1,653
1940		14	1,931
1939		22	1,429
1938		13	2,015
1937		14	1,935
1936		14	1,905
1935		18	1,677
1934		22	1,472
1933		12	2,132
1932		19	1,668
1931		5	3,953
1930		11	2,499
1929		8	3,071
1928		18	1,856
1927		7	3,567
1926		19	1,812
1925		22	1,650
1924		11	2,707
1923		18	1,894
1922		20	1,782
1921		16	2,091
1920		17	1,984
1919		14	2,184
1918		17	1,932
1917		19	1,716
1916		24	1,427
1915		13	2,098
1914		14	1,710
1913		13	1,523
1912		7	2,112
1911		6	1,597
1910		< 5	--
1909		7	1,189
1908		6	1,269
1907		7	1,132
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		7	964
1901		< 5	--
1900		7	1,081
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		6	983
1896		5	1,150
1895		< 5	--
1894		6	994
1893		5	1,093
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		6	926
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		5	1,018
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		5	957

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.