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Esau
Pronounced /ˈiːsɔː/
Rank in 2024
#3,073
Born in 2024
40
Peak year
2007 · #1790
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 40 boys were named Esau, about 1 in every 42,883.
- It peaked in 2007 with 82 babies, ranked #1790.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 2,939 boys have been named Esau since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Esau per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 284 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 267 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 281 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 233 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 470 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 911 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 448 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈiːsɔː/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Esau, CC BY-SA 4.0.