Essence is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Essence means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Essence across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Essence has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Essence is a girl name of English origin meaning “essential quality, being”. A word name from the English word essence.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,761 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 30 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 Essence per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (565/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (5/yr).
Essence has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #867 nationally (given to 565 babies that year).
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