Given name & surname
Esha
“an exuberant woman”
Esha is a variant of Eshah. One African interpretation is “an exuberant woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Esha is a variant of Eshah. One African interpretation is “an exuberant woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Esha is a variant of Eshah. An origin associated with Eshah is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Esha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,926
- 0 boys · 1,926 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 184 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,913 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,913 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 184 in 2002. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,310 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Esha
- Esha DeolIndian actressborn 1981
- Esha GuptaIndian actressborn 1985
- Esha KansaraIndian Television actress, model, television presenter and dancerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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