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Girl's name · #1165 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
Essence's best rank, #457, came in 1998; it has settled back to #1165 today. Roughly 11,000 girls have been named Essence since 1973.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,383 in Canada (2024).
Among 18 notable people named Essence:
Sports figures appear 3.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Essence Carson, American basketball player (born 1986).
Similar names: Micaela · Esmae · Cadence · Patience · Unique · Yasmine
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