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.
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.
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:
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