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Esperanza as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Esperanza

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The baby name Esperanza is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /espeˈɾansa/ (es-pe-RAN-sa); English: /ˌɛspəˈrænzə/ (ES-puh-RAN-zuh).

Esperanza is Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Spanish
Pronunciation: Spanish: /espeˈɾansa/ (es-pe-RAN-sa); English: /ˌɛspəˈrænzə/ (ES-puh-RAN-zuh)

What is the meaning of the name Esperanza ?

The baby name Esperanza is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /espeˈɾansa/ (es-pe-RAN-sa); English: /ˌɛspəˈrænzə/ (ES-puh-RAN-zuh).

Esperanza is Spanish in Origin.

Esperanza is a Spanish feminine name meaning “hope,” from Latin spes and sperare (“hope, to hope”). Used in Spain since at least early modern times, it became especially associated with Catholic Marian titles like Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, prominent in Seville’s Holy Week processions, and spread widely throughout Latin America and Hispanic communities in the United States. As a virtue name, it conveys steadfast faith and an optimistic outlook.

International variants include Italian Speranza, French Espérance, Portuguese and Catalan Esperança, and the English equivalent Hope. Diminutives in Spanish include Espe and Espi. The name appears in literature through Esperanza Cordero in Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street and in Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, underscoring themes of resilience and aspiration while retaining a lyrical, traditional profile.

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Esperanza – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SV Girls 0 #17 2 458
HN 0 #21 2 704
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
HN Girls 0 #30 9 884
CO Girls 0 #61 18,018 16,140
GT Girls 0 #82 1,095 7,500
Spain Girls 0 #94 8,745 5,561
EC 0 #101 15 2,502
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
EC Girls 0 #112 149 3,650
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
MX Girls 0 #123 7,530 17,781
PA 0 #133 6 3,797
PR Girls 0 #137 25 3,171
PE Girls 0 #140 3,733 14,861
BO Girls 0 #142 1,257 9,488
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #160 6 5,526
CO 0 #163 558 7,768
GT 0 #164 164 5,948
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
Spain 0 #221 294 2,326
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
NA Girls 0 #231 7 7,146
BO 0 #243 141 6,868
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
CL Girls 0 #246 1,477 14,098
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
PA Girls 0 #255 261 9,861
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
CR Girls 0 #259 340 11,342
PE 0 #263 48 6,350
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
Canada Girls 2023 #274 6 2,824
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
TW Girls 0 #285 5 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
MX 0 #295 122 8,339
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PH Girls 0 #321 70 13,098
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
CN Girls 0 #338 12 8,829
CL 0 #347 66 6,867
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
AR Girls 0 #407 217 8,289
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
UY Girls 0 #433 78 6,731
GT Boys 0 #459 16 7,625
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
KW Girls 0 #471 45 19,177
PA Boys 0 #471 11 9,305
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #476 8 7,628
RU Girls 0 #489 10 11,913
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
AE Girls 0 #525 29 20,968
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
CM Girls 0 #531 10 11,671
PS Girls 0 #541 7 10,981
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
SG Girls 0 #567 20 18,916
BO Boys 0 #568 25 9,244
HK Girls 0 #597 19 16,104
IL Girls 0 #606 12 11,648
CL Boys 0 #637 29 13,390
United States Girls 2024 #669 249 8,487
LB 0 #686 5 13,263
IT 0 #690 25 4,183
CO Boys 0 #720 205 15,656
Finland Girls 2026 #733 6 3,895
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
United States Boys 2002 #797 5 6,872
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #812 27 4,949
NG Girls 0 #818 9 15,093
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
PE Boys 0 #820 59 14,506
SA Girls 0 #861 75 25,931
NL Girls 0 #876 80 5,933
Spain Boys 0 #884 47 5,610
MX Boys 0 #894 89 16,355
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
IT Girls 0 #950 536 9,415
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,121 21 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Esperanza is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Esperanza

Esperanza is predominantly a girl's name.
Esperanza is a 4 syllable name, pronounced Spanish: /espeˈɾansa/ (es-pe-RAN-sa); English: /ˌɛspəˈrænzə/ (ES-puh-RAN-zuh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Esperança (Portuguese/Catalan), Espérance (French), Esperance (anglicized/archaic) and Speranza (Italian).
Across languages, Esperanza has these equivalents: Hope (English), Nadezhda (Russian), Nadia (Slavic diminutive), Elpida (Greek), Tikva/Tikvah (Hebrew), and 2 more.
Yes — Esperanza ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Esperanza ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Esperanza's popularity is rising. It moved from #408 in 2011 to #402 in 2021 in France.