Given name
Esmee
“one who is esteemed”
Esmee is a variant of Esme. One French interpretation is “one who is esteemed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Esmee is a variant of Esme. One French interpretation is “one who is esteemed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Esmee is a variant of Esme. An origin associated with Esme is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Esmee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 860
- 0 boys · 860 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #3,305 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,305 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 2019. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 588 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.
Esmee’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Esmee shares a linguistic root with the English form Esmé. Esmee has a related form in Esme. In English usage, Esmee has a related form in Esmé.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Esmee
- Esmee VisserDutch speedskaterborn 1996
- Esmee BrugtsDutch association football playerborn 2003
- Esmee VermeulenDutch swimmerborn 1996
- Esmee HawkeyBritish racing driverborn 1998
- Esmee de GraafDutch association football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.