Espyn 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 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Espyn through the years
Babies since 1880
154
7 boys · 147 girls
Most popular year
2017
21 babies
2025
10
#9,655 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−49%
Cooling
Boys Girls
Espyn in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,655 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.