Name
Esperanza
Meaning
Esperanza is a feminine name of Spanish origin meaning “hope”.
Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, long used as a given name and woven into Latin American literature, from Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street to jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding's marquee. Its full four syllables shorten warmly to Espe or Anza.
Traditional throughout the Spanish-speaking world and steady in US Latino communities.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #989 in 2023 · peak #528 in 2000
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Esperanza is a feminine name of Spanish origin meaning “hope”. Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, long used as a given name and woven into Latin American literature, from Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street to jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding's marquee.
Esperanza is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Traditional throughout the Spanish-speaking world and steady in US Latino communities.
The name Esperanza comes from Spanish. Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, long used as a given name and woven into Latin American literature, from Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street to jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding's marquee. Its full four syllables shorten warmly to Espe or Anza.
Esperanza is pronounced es-peh-RAHN-sah.
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