Over the past 110 years, 221 boys and 27 666 girls have been named Essie. The name Essie ranks 4506th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Essie in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Essie came in the 1910s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.