Esa

“Yahweh is salvation” — Finnish, via the biblical name Esaias/Isaiah origin

Boy's name · #2546 in the US (2025) · Trending

Esa is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1989, it stood at #2546 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 660 boys have been named Esa along the way. Together with its spelling variants Eesa (#1855) and Essa (#2581), Esa would rank around #1131 with about 190 births last year — the newborns split about 45/28/27 across Eesa, Esa, and Essa.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,100 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Esas

Esa Tikkanen — Finnish ice hockey player
Esa Lindell — Finnish ice hockey player
Esa Keskinen — Finnish former ice hockey player
Esa Saario — Finnish actor
Esa Pakarinen — Finnish actor and musician (1911–1989)

What Esas become

Among 253 notable people named Esa:

Political leaders appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esa Kaitila, Finnish politician (1909-1975).

Similar names: Essa · Shloimy · Eziah · Khaza · Yaziel · Ezrael

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