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“hope”
01 / Meaning & origin
Esperanza is a feminine given name documented in French, Spanish, Polish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary records the meaning “hope”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Espéranza (st-b3d49a59c5)
Meaning: “hope”
From the noun esperanza (“hope”).
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2025: 188 girls (rank 1207).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Esperanza
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 6 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 6 | 1,696 | observed |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | observed |
| 1907 | 9 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1908 | 12 | 1,203 | observed |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,763 | observed |
| 1910 | 13 | 1,267 | observed |
| 1911 | 14 | 1,241 | observed |
| 1912 | 20 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1913 | 30 | 981 | observed |
| 1914 | 40 | 932 | observed |
| 1915 | 54 | 892 | observed |
| 1916 | 50 | 964 | observed |
| 1917 | 62 | 879 | observed |
| 1918 | 75 | 825 | observed |
| 1919 | 96 | 712 | observed |
| 1920 | 115 | 676 | observed |
| 1921 | 115 | 690 | observed |
| 1922 | 112 | 692 | observed |
| 1923 | 156 | 574 | observed |
| 1924 | 174 | 553 | observed |
| 1925 | 184 | 523 | observed |
| 1926 | 202 | 491 | observed |
| 1927 | 190 | 509 | observed |
| 1928 | 228 | 453 | observed |
| 1929 | 219 | 446 | observed |
| 1930 | 169 | 518 | observed |
| 1931 | 169 | 495 | observed |
| 1932 | 143 | 545 | observed |
| 1933 | 138 | 541 | observed |
| 1934 | 153 | 523 | observed |
| 1935 | 124 | 578 | observed |
| 1936 | 139 | 552 | observed |
| 1937 | 111 | 643 | observed |
| 1938 | 124 | 613 | observed |
| 1939 | 115 | 633 | observed |
| 1940 | 147 | 575 | observed |
| 1941 | 115 | 661 | observed |
| 1942 | 137 | 639 | observed |
| 1943 | 145 | 631 | observed |
| 1944 | 164 | 571 | observed |
| 1945 | 179 | 547 | observed |
| 1946 | 179 | 595 | observed |
| 1947 | 184 | 617 | observed |
| 1948 | 199 | 590 | observed |
| 1949 | 153 | 675 | observed |
| 1950 | 167 | 659 | observed |
| 1951 | 177 | 651 | observed |
| 1952 | 166 | 691 | observed |
| 1953 | 167 | 708 | observed |
| 1954 | 160 | 730 | observed |
| 1955 | 144 | 804 | observed |
| 1956 | 103 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1957 | 152 | 821 | observed |
| 1958 | 121 | 937 | observed |
| 1959 | 143 | 854 | observed |
| 1960 | 136 | 904 | observed |
| 1961 | 133 | 929 | observed |
| 1962 | 140 | 893 | observed |
| 1963 | 116 | 990 | observed |
| 1964 | 146 | 861 | observed |
| 1965 | 120 | 922 | observed |
| 1966 | 103 | 1,017 | observed |
| 1967 | 118 | 941 | observed |
| 1968 | 99 | 1,056 | observed |
| 1969 | 121 | 975 | observed |
| 1970 | 104 | 1,126 | observed |
| 1971 | 109 | 1,098 | observed |
| 1972 | 132 | 928 | observed |
| 1973 | 125 | 958 | observed |
| 1974 | 148 | 876 | observed |
| 1975 | 134 | 943 | observed |
| 1976 | 129 | 988 | observed |
| 1977 | 129 | 1,031 | observed |
| 1978 | 148 | 949 | observed |
| 1979 | 159 | 923 | observed |
| 1980 | 138 | 1,034 | observed |
| 1981 | 164 | 912 | observed |
| 1982 | 150 | 985 | observed |
| 1983 | 125 | 1,096 | observed |
| 1984 | 122 | 1,126 | observed |
| 1985 | 110 | 1,239 | observed |
| 1986 | 117 | 1,199 | observed |
| 1987 | 132 | 1,128 | observed |
| 1988 | 112 | 1,292 | observed |
| 1989 | 132 | 1,220 | observed |
| 1990 | 158 | 1,104 | observed |
| 1991 | 163 | 1,103 | observed |
| 1992 | 144 | 1,207 | observed |
| 1993 | 176 | 1,044 | observed |
| 1994 | 182 | 1,018 | observed |
| 1995 | 213 | 889 | observed |
| 1996 | 289 | 725 | observed |
| 1997 | 316 | 682 | observed |
| 1998 | 316 | 700 | observed |
| 1999 | 402 | 605 | observed |
| 2000 | 499 | 528 | observed |
| 2001 | 455 | 567 | observed |
| 2002 | 423 | 605 | observed |
| 2003 | 396 | 668 | observed |
| 2004 | 350 | 749 | observed |
| 2005 | 363 | 741 | observed |
| 2006 | 422 | 676 | observed |
| 2007 | 351 | 819 | observed |
| 2008 | 277 | 968 | observed |
| 2009 | 278 | 961 | observed |
| 2010 | 271 | 948 | observed |
| 2011 | 296 | 884 | observed |
| 2012 | 240 | 1,050 | observed |
| 2013 | 249 | 1,003 | observed |
| 2014 | 258 | 1,011 | observed |
| 2015 | 298 | 921 | observed |
| 2016 | 264 | 999 | observed |
| 2017 | 277 | 952 | observed |
| 2018 | 265 | 990 | observed |
| 2019 | 272 | 965 | observed |
| 2020 | 270 | 947 | observed |
| 2021 | 224 | 1,103 | observed |
| 2022 | 262 | 997 | observed |
| 2023 | 258 | 989 | observed |
| 2024 | 252 | 1,013 | observed |
| 2025 | 188 | 1,207 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Esperanza” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Esperanza— “hope”
_Spes_ (hope) is the only one of the Christian graces in Latin who has formed any modern names; and these are the Italian Sperata (hoped for), and Speranza (hope). Esperanza in Spain, and Espérance in France, have been made Christian names.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XIV (Grace, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984)
Spanish politician and peeress
Spanish actress
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
