Esau Boy
How popular is Esau?
#3,180 boy name in 2025
37 baby boys were named Esau in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name.
2,297living people named Esau (est.)
25median age of people named Esau
2,976babies named Esau since 1880
1 in 89,604US babies born in 2025
Esau popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,180 for boys (▼ 136 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 37 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #3,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (82 boys) |
| Highest rank | #884 in 1890 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Esau is most popular
Babies named Esau per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Esau by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #909 |
| 1890s | 28 | #884 |
| 1900s | 34 | #932 |
| 1910s | 127 | #1,415 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,628 |
| 1930s | 150 | #1,425 |
| 1940s | 160 | #1,629 |
| 1950s | 155 | #1,614 |
| 1960s | 114 | #2,042 |
| 1970s | 149 | #2,104 |
| 1980s | 245 | #1,886 |
| 1990s | 368 | #1,775 |
| 2000s | 644 | #1,605 |
| 2010s | 409 | #2,261 |
| 2020s | 227 | #2,871 |
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Questions
- Is Esau a boy or girl name?
- Esau is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Esau were boys.
- How popular is the name Esau?
- 37 baby boys were named Esau in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name.
- When was Esau most popular?
- Esau peaked in 2007, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #884 in 1890.
- How many people are named Esau?
- 2,976 babies have been named Esau in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,297 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Esau most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Esau was most common in Oregon, at 0.1 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.