Given name
Eshe
“giver of life”
Eshe is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “giver of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “giver of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eshe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 9 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 girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 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.
Eshe’s family of names
Eshe has a related form in Esh. Eshe has a related form in Eshae. Eshe has a related form in Eshai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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