Given name & surname
Esperance
“filled with hope”
Esperance is a variant of Esperanze. One Spanish interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Esperance is a variant of Esperanze. One Spanish interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Esperance is a variant of Esperanze. An origin associated with Esperanze is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Esperance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,248 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,248 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 506 as a first name in 2020; 491 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.
Esperance’s family of names
Esperance has a related form in Esperanze.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Esperance, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Daye
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>99% girls
Onah
“filled with grace”
>99% girls
Amalie
“one who is industrious and hardworking” · “one with dreams and aspirations”
>99% girls