Meaning and history
Esau is a biblical masculine name from Hebrew Esav. Genesis associates it with a word meaning “hairy,” because Esau is described as hairy at birth, though the name’s deeper etymology is uncertain. He is the elder twin of Jacob, a hunter who sells his birthright for food and is portrayed as an ancestor of Edom. Notable modern bearers include American theologian and author Esau McCaulley and Welsh rugby union player Esau Taufeteʻe.
20062006: 73 births, rank #1,856
2007: 82 births, rank #1,781
2008: 72 births, rank #1,969
2009: 59 births, rank #2,231
2010: 57 births, rank #2,262
20112011: 47 births, rank #2,590
2012: 47 births, rank #2,594
2013: 35 births, rank #3,122
2014: 41 births, rank #2,847
2015: 39 births, rank #2,966
20162016: 48 births, rank #2,587
2017: 25 births, rank #4,105
2018: 37 births, rank #3,106
2019: 33 births, rank #3,426
2020: 38 births, rank #3,025
20212021: 35 births, rank #3,297
2022: 44 births, rank #2,873
2023: 33 births, rank #3,474
2024: 40 births, rank #3,045
20252025: 37 births, rank #3,181
Esau rose from #983 to #964 for boys between 1897 and 1902. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 7.