Esperanza is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “hope.” In 2024 it was given to 249 girls in the United States.
Esperanza belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “hope” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Esperanza first appears in Social Security records in 1903. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #446 in 1929, and in 2024 249 babies received the name — 20,654 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Esperanza means “hope” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Esperanza is a girl name. In 2024, 249 babies received the name in the US.
Esperanza comes from the Spanish tradition.
Esperanza first appears in US records in 1903. Its best-ever ranking was #446 in 1929, and 249 babies were given the name in 2024.
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. 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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