How popular isyour name?

Girl name

Essence

Essence holds the #1163 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 199 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1998 (#456 nationally, 565 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1973. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#489 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1163
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#456
in 1998 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
199
girls named Essence

Essence popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.017%0.026%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#456 in 1998
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1998

Where Essence is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025WI—Michigan: #735 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#735New York: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025KS—Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025AL—Georgia: #710 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Essence in 2025HI—Texas: #1062 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1062Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#489), Louisiana (#677), Virginia (#662)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Essence in the most recent year of SSA data.

Similar names

Explore lists

Compare Essence