Names / Girl names
Esperanza
Current rank
#1,209
holding steady
All-time peak
#446
in 1929
First recorded
1903
in U.S. data
Children named
20,800
since 1903
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #446 in 1929 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Esperanza first appears in American naming records in 1903, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1929 marked its high point, reaching #446. Over 20,800 have carried it since records began.