Given name
Espn
“a bear of the gods”
Espn is a variant of Espen. In Scandinavian use, Espen carries the interpretation “a bear of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Espn is a variant of Espen. In Scandinavian use, Espen carries the interpretation “a bear of the gods.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Espn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 173 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −81%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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