Esperanza
2 countries#1207 in United States, 2025US
#1207
in United States, 2025
FR
#4510
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
21,307
Peak year (United States)
2000
Peak-year count
499
First recorded
1903
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Esperanza was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
20,884 births recorded 1903–2025 · currently #1207 · peaked in 2000 with 499 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
423 births recorded 1902–2022 · currently #4510 · peaked in 1965 with 28 births
Most common in: Paris, Haute-Garonne, Hérault, Nord, Pyrénées-Orientales
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Esperanza’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #676 | — |
| 2007 | #819 | ↓143 |
| 2008 | #968 | ↓149 |
| 2009 | #961 | ↑7 |
| 2010 | #948 | ↑13 |
| 2011 | #884 | ↑64 |
| 2012 | #1050 | ↓166 |
| 2013 | #1003 | ↑47 |
| 2014 | #1011 | ↓8 |
| 2015 | #921 | ↑90 |
| 2016 | #999 | ↓78 |
| 2017 | #952 | ↑47 |
| 2018 | #990 | ↓38 |
| 2019 | #965 | ↑25 |
| 2020 | #947 | ↑18 |
| 2021 | #1103 | ↓156 |
| 2022 | #997 | ↑106 |
| 2023 | #989 | ↑8 |
| 2024 | #1013 | ↓24 |
| 2025 | #1207 | ↓194 |
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