Esa

Meaning: Yahweh is salvation
Origin: From Finnish, via the biblical name Esaias/Isaiah

Boy's name · #2546 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Esa is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1989, it stood at #2546 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 660 boys have been named Esa along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#439 in England & Wales (2025) · #463 in Scotland (2025) · #909 in Ireland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,248 in Canada (2024).

Famous Esas

Esa Tikkanen — Finnish ice hockey player
Esa Lindell — Finnish ice hockey player
Esa Keskinen — Finnish former ice hockey player
Esa Saario — Finnish actor
Esa Pakarinen — Finnish actor and musician (1911–1989)

What Esas become

Among 253 notable people named Esa:

Political leaders appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esa Kaitila, Finnish politician (1909–1975).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Eesa (#1855) and Essa (#2581), Esa would rank around #1131 with about 190 births last year — the newborns split about 45/28/27 across Eesa, Esa, and Essa.

Similar names: Essa · Shloimy · Eziah · Khaza · Yaziel · Ezrael

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