Esa

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

Boy's name · #2539 in the US (2025) · Trending

Esa has appeared in US records since 1989 — best rank #2539 (2025) · 659 babies named Esa all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

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 252 notable people named Esa:

Political leaders appear 2.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esa Kaitila, Finnish politician (1909-1975).

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