Masculine dossier · first seen 1987
Esai
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
119
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Esai
How many people are named Esai?
An estimated 2,443 living Americans are named Esai.
How rare is Esai?
Esai is uncommon among babies today, with 107 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 10.1% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Esai?
The median age of a living American named Esai is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 24 years old.
Is Esai still popular?
Yes — Esai is currently rising in popularity, with 107 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Esai most common?
Esai has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.
1987Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
10.1%
2025
107
All-time
2,478
Where it lives now
Esai is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Esai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.