Esther Girl
How popular is Esther?
#119 girl name in 2025
2,277 baby girls were named Esther in the US in 2025, making it the 119th most popular girl name.
106,134living people named Esther (est.)
41median age of people named Esther
272,206babies named Esther since 1880
1 in 1,456US babies born in 2025
Esther popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #119 for girls (▲ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,277 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #203 in 2015, #148 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (6,574 girls) |
| Highest rank | #27 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Esther is most popular
Babies named Esther per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 6.0 per 1,000 (1,076 girls)
- New York: 5.1 per 1,000 (2,012 girls)
- Alaska: 3.8 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Montana: 2.7 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Idaho: 2.5 per 1,000 (83 girls)
Esther by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,476 | #75 |
| 1890s | 14,737 | #27 |
| 1900s | 20,026 | #32 |
| 1910s | 49,212 | #32 |
| 1920s | 49,230 | #39 |
| 1930s | 25,791 | #77 |
| 1940s | 17,639 | #131 |
| 1950s | 15,766 | #162 |
| 1960s | 10,111 | #234 |
| 1970s | 7,299 | #310 |
| 1980s | 8,819 | #267 |
| 1990s | 9,415 | #283 |
| 2000s | 11,488 | #260 |
| 2010s | 15,935 | #151 |
| 2020s | 12,290 | #119 |
Girl names about as popular as Esther
Questions
- Is Esther a boy or girl name?
- Esther is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Esther were girls.
- How popular is the name Esther?
- 2,277 baby girls were named Esther in the US in 2025, making it the 119th most popular girl name.
- When was Esther most popular?
- Esther peaked in 1918, when 6,574 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #27 in 1896.
- How many people are named Esther?
- 272,206 babies have been named Esther in the US since 1880. We estimate about 106,134 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
- Where is Esther most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Esther was most common in New Jersey, at 6.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.