Given name

Esey

“born on a Sunday”

Esey is a variant of Esi. One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Esey is a variant of Esi. One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Esey is a variant of Esi. An origin associated with Esi is African.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Esey through the years

Babies since 1880
25
25 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2015
7 babies
2025
7
#10,000 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02462025Highest share 20254.1
Esey in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2013–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,000 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Esey’s family of names

Esey has a related form in Esi.

Walk Esey’s family in the name graph

EseyEsiEssey

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Esey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Aqib

13Very rareEasing

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Rekker

0Not recently recorded

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Yetziel

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Aadhi

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13Very rareEasing

>99% boys

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Leiden

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Ekaksh

11Very rare

>99% boys

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Yujin

16Very rare

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Esey’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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