Over the past 110 years, 27 666 girls and 221 boys have been named Essie. The name Essie ranks 744th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Essie in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Essie came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.