Eslem
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.
Eslem by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Eslem.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Eslem
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eslem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eylemaction, deed5 in the US (2017)
- Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
- Esterstar; a form of Esther128 in the US (2017)
- Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
- Esmeeesteemed, beloved; a form of Esme38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emsleyrival, eager; a form of Emily with suffix -ley50 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Eslem
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