UK girl's name
Esmai
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Esmai is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Esmai popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1894, with 15 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 88 births.
This profile covers 731 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2006 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 17% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 728 living people in the UK are called Esmai. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Esmai ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 15 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 88 girls were registered as Esmai.
- • About 728 living people in the UK are estimated to have Esmai as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1894
2024
Births in 2024
15
Latest year
Peak year
2016
88 births
Estimated living
728
2026
Popularity
Esmai over time
The chart below shows babies named Esmai registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Esmai, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 15 births in 2024, compared with 88 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Esmai by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Esmai was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1264 | 146 | 5 |
| 2010s | #789 | 565 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3938 | 20 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Esmai
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Esmai: questions and answers
How popular is the name Esmai in the UK right now?
In 2024, Esmai was ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales, with 15 births registered.
When was Esmai most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 88 babies registered as Esmai in England and Wales.
How many people are called Esmai in the UK?
A total of 731 babies have been registered as Esmai across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.