Esa comes from the Hebrew / Finnish tradition, meaning God saves, God is salvation.
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How popular is Esa?
2023peak year
The name Esa reached its peak in 2023, with 51 registrations (ranked #2589). The name has actually been around since 1967 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3178) today, averaging about 44 new babies per year. Esa has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 709 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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