girl · french
Esme
say it ez-may
What Esme means
- French esteemed, or loved, from Old French esmé
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 4 countries.
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 34 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 48 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 63 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 75 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 200 in Australia (2024)
- no. 326 in the US (2024)
- no. 391 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 394 in Denmark (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Maria Mia Mila Marie Molly Mariana Amanda Maja Maite Maryam Amy Manon
Esme in stories
- Twilight: Esme Cullen, the motherly Cullen
- Discworld: Esme Weatherwax, Granny Weatherwax the witch
- Twilight: Esme Cullen, the Cullens' gentle mother