Essie

Essie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “short form of Esther or Bessie”
Origin: English
Say it: ESS-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

Essie is an English diminutive used for names such as Esther, Estelle, or Bessie. Because it serves multiple source names, its meaning depends on the full form behind it.

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How popular is Essie?

202418.9 per million US babies

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Babies named Essie in 202463

2024 rank#2,711 girls

Peak year1904

Total US babies since 188040,847

Essie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Essie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Essie questions

What does the name Essie mean?

Essie means "short form of Esther or Bessie". It comes from English. Essie is an English diminutive used for names such as Esther, Estelle, or Bessie. Because it serves multiple source names, its meaning depends on the full form behind it.

Is Essie a boy or girl name?

Essie is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Essie?

63 US babies were named Essie in 2024. Its peak year was 1904.

How do you pronounce Essie?

Essie is usually pronounced ESS-ee.

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.