Essa comes from the Hebrew / Arabic tradition, meaning God saves / Jesus.
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How popular is Essa?
2022peak year
Essa reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2022, 57 babies received the name (ranked #2446). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3002), with about 52 babies given the name annually. Essa's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 924 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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