Esmae is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2011 in 2024 with 97 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 170 births ranking #1369. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 16,631 girls born was named Esmae. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Esmae is a modern variant of Esme with the same soft, admired feeling. It sounds graceful and visually distinctive while keeping the same emotional tone.
This form rose as parents adapted the elegant simplicity of Esme into spellings that looked a little fuller or softer. Its appeal is mainly stylistic rather than historical.