Esperanza

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Esperanza

Say it: es-peh-RAN-thah

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Meaning

Spanish 'hope', from Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A devotional name in Spain since at least the 19th century.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

19,685 babies given this name since 1903
At its height in 2000, about 1 in 3,600 girls
266 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean

The family of the name

Other spellings: Espe

Catalan	Esperança
Portuguese	Esperança
Italian	Speranza

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JuanaGirlFeminine of Juan, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages · peak 1904

FernandaGirlFeminine of Fernando, a name of Visigothic origin whose elements are uncertain.Victorian · peak 2009

ConsueloGirlSpanish 'consolation', from Nuestra Señora del Consuelo.Colonial · peak 1928

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
Parish baptism registers
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.