Feminine dossier · first seen 1973

Essence

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Essence
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

565

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1973Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

59.8%

2024

227

All-time

10,543

Essence is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 565 girls were named Essence.

In 2024, only 227 girls were given the name.

All told, about 10,543 Americans have been named Essence and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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