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Esben

100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Esben has been given to about 143 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 142
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Esben per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 20
  • Born in 20256
  • All time143

How popular is Esben?

Its best year was 2021, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 4824th. The typical living American called Esben is about 7 years old today.

Names that sound like Esben

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eden0.70
  2. Reuben0.70
  3. Efren0.70
  4. Elden0.70
  5. Ruben0.62
  6. Ben0.62
  7. Jensen0.62
  8. Esteban0.57

Middle names for Esben

Ranked by flow score
  1. Esben Paul0.77
  2. Esben John0.77
  3. Esben Blake0.76
  4. Esben Wade0.76
  5. Esben Ross0.76
  6. Esben Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Esben

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.82
  2. Jaxxonbrother · 0.81
  3. Westynbrother · 0.81
  4. Laylanisister · 0.80
  5. Rowyneither · 0.80
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.80

Where Esben is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Esben Anderson0.77
    2. Esben White0.72
    3. Esben Moore0.72
    4. Esben Hill0.72
    5. Esben Hall0.72
    6. Esben Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Esben

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.