How popular is the name Essence?

Essence ranks 1,361st among girls' names in US records, with 10,554 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,812.

Is Essence a unisex name?

No. Essence is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 565 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,361 of girl names

Pronounced EH1 S AH0 N S (ARPABET)

Essence is a girls' name, and first appears in 1973. It has been given to 10,554 children — the 1,361st most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 28% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 565 children were given it.

1998Girls: 565Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Essence?: Essence ranks 1,361st among girls' names in US records, with 10,554 births since 1973. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,812.
Is Essence a unisex name?: No. Essence is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Essence most popular?: 1998, when 565 children were given the name. It has been in use for 52 years and is still recorded as of 2024.