Essie has been given to about 40,894 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Its best year was 1919, when 1,063 babies were given the name, ranking 189th. The typical living American called Essie is about 81 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
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.