Esmée
“beloved, esteemed”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of French origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 41st
- births in 2023–2025
- 3,435
- babies born in France
- 1 in 540
- +46.9% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Esmée
Esmée is thought to mean “beloved, esteemed” and is of French origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Esmée in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Esmée has been rising fast (+46.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Esmée every 2.5 schools, all spellings combined.
Esmée in English-speaking countries
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
478th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,021
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
414th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,216
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
744th girls’ name147 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,223−13% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
861st girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,106
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,947th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
139 babies in 3 years1 girl in 34,763−2.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada) and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Esmée, Ésmée, Esmee and Esmëe are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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