Given name
Esrom
“enclosure”·“cluster”·“village”
Esrom is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחצרון
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Esrom means “enclosure,” “cluster” or “village.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Esrom is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hasar (חצר), “to begin to cluster.”
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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
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Esrom appears in Matthew 1:3, Luke 3:33.
- Matthew 1:3
- Luke 3:33
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Esrom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 62 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −78%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Esrom’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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