Essence

Essence: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “essential nature”
Origin: English
Say it: ES-əns · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Essence is an English vocabulary name from Latin essentia via French and English. As a given name, it is modern and word-name based.

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How popular is Essence?

202470.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Essence in 2024233

2024 rank#1,085 girls

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 188010,554

Essence has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Essence

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Essence questions

What does the name Essence mean?

Essence means "essential nature". It comes from English. Essence is an English vocabulary name from Latin essentia via French and English. As a given name, it is modern and word-name based.

Is Essence a boy or girl name?

Essence is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Essence?

233 US babies were named Essence in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Essence?

Essence is usually pronounced ES-əns.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.