Esa
How to say it: EE-suh · /ˈisə/
Finnish form of Isaiah, 'God is salvation' - long-established short form in Finland.
Esa was the 534th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 52 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #424 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #534 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 52 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,516 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #424 |
| In France, 2025 | #82 among boys’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Esa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Honouring a Esa in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Esa is about 1 in 189.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew.
In France: #82 for boys in 2025.
England and Wales: #439.
Famous people named Esa
- Esa Tikkanen (born 1965)Finnish ice hockey player
- Esa Lindell (born 1994)Finnish ice hockey player
- Esa Keskinen (born 1965)Finnish former ice hockey player
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