Esmé is a girl's name of French origin meaning “emerald.” In 2024 it was given to 901 girls in the United States.
Esmé belongs to the French and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “emerald” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Esmé first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #303 in 2022, and in 2024 901 babies received the name — 9,875 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Esmé means “emerald” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Esmé is a girl name. In 2024, 901 babies received the name in the US.
Esmé comes from the French and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Esmé first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #303 in 2022, and 901 babies were given the name in 2024.
Esmé is pronounced /ˈɛzmeɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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