Given name & surname
Esaw
“hairy”
Esaw is a variant of Esau. One interpretation is “hairy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Esaw is a variant of Esau. One interpretation is “hairy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Esaw is a variant of Esau. An origin associated with Esau is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Esaw is a variant of Esau. The history of Esau gives this family its wider story. Esau appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Esaw through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 383
- 383 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 117 as a first name in 2020; 362 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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