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Esperansa
How to Pronounce Esperansa
Pronounced es-peh-RAHN-sah /ɛspɛˈrɑnsɑ/Medium
Meaning: A variant spelling of Esperanza, the Spanish word for hope, from the Latin sperare (to hope); the s-spelling reflects the identical pronunciation in Spanish.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Esperansa is a spelling variant of Esperanza, the Spanish word for hope, ultimately from the Latin sperare, to hope. As a virtue name it carried strong devotional meaning in Spanish-speaking Catholic families.
In United States records it stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, holding on into the twenty-first century. A woman named Esperansa around its year-two-thousand showing would be about her mid-twenties today.
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What does the name Esperansa mean?
Esperansa is a Spanish variant of Esperanza, meaning hope, from the Latin sperare, to hope.
How do you pronounce Esperansa?
It is said es-peh-RAHN-sah, with the stress on the third syllable.
Is Esperansa a boy or girl name?
Esperansa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Esperansa?
Esperansa has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year, with a modest high point around the turn of the millennium.