Esperanza is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Esperanza means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Esperanza across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Esperanza has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Esperanza is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “hope”. From the Spanish word for hope.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,884 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Esperanza per year, United States (1903 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (499/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (6/yr).
Esperanza has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #988 nationally (given to 499 babies that year).
Esperansa · Esparanza · Esperance · Ezperanza
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