Essa is a distinctive choice, ranked #773 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Essa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#773
About the Name Essa
2024 marks Essa's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #773. The name has climbed 125 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Essa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Essa
Unlikely. With around 44 UK babies named Essa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Essa in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Essa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 125 places over the last five years to #773 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Essa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Essa include: Essa Al-Kuwari — Essa Al Kuwari is a Qatari footballer who is a midfielder for Al Sadd.; Salim Essa — Salim Aziz Essa, is a South African known for his links to the Gupta family, alongside which he stands accused of state capture and various other forms of...; Muhammad Essa — Muhammad Essa Khan is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward..
Essa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Essas in the wild.
44
UK babies named Essa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 125 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Essa
Likely around 1 other Essa in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Essa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Salim Aziz Essa, is a South African known for his links to the Gupta family, alongside which he stands accused of state capture and various other forms of criminal and fraudulent activity. Essa owns shares in several Gupta family companies and was the supposedly sole shareholder in VR Laser Asia, a company later revealed to have been controlled by the Gupta family.
Muhammad Essa Khan is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. A former captain of the Pakistan national team, he is regarded among the most talented football players Pakistan has produced.
Khaled Sultan bin Essa is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, being elected several times. Bin Essa earned an MA in business administration and was Chairman of the Kuwait Graduates Society before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008.
Irfan Aziz Essa is a professor in the School of Interactive Computing of the College of Computing, and adjunct professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He is an associate dean in Georgia Tech's College of Computing and the director of the new Interdisciplinary Research Center for Machine Learning at Georgia Tech (ML@GT).