Esperanza

“Hope, expectation” — Spanish origin

Girl's name · #1209 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Esperanza reached its best rank, #446, in 1929 and ranked #1209 in 2025. About 21,000 girls have carried it since 1903. In New Mexico it runs about 6× its national rate.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Esperanzas

Esperanza Spalding — American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984)
Esperanza Aguirre, Countess of Bornos — Spanish politician and peeress
Esperanza Roy — Spanish actress
Esperanza Martínez-Romero — Mexican microbiologist
Esperanza Baur — Mexican actress (1920–1961)

In stories & tradition

Esperanza Diaz — Live Wire
Esperanza Garcia — The Flash
Esperanza — Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

What Esperanzas become

Among 137 notable people named Esperanza:

No single standout — notable Esperanzas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Juana · Aranza · Josefina · Estela · Julissa · Estefania

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