Ester

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Ester is a given name of Hebrew, Persian origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 17,018 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,127 as girls and 891 as boys. Ester gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1925 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #2,021 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 143
2023 158
2022 138
2021 144
2020 124
2019 124
2018 118
2017 130
2016 111
2015 112
2014 115
2013 122
2012 117
2011 122
2010 119
2009 92
2008 137
2007 103
2006 95
2005 119
2004 88
2003 96
2002 98
2001 79
2000 102
1999 91
1998 78
1997 76
1996 71
1995 75
1994 79
1993 68
1992 69
1991 80
1990 67
1989 82
1988 70
1987 59
1986 79
1985 70
1984 56
1983 72
1982 94
1981 79
1980 77
1979 74
1978 53
1977 64
1976 60
1975 62
1974 85
1973 71
1972 86
1971 113
1970 89
1969 89
1968 79
1967 95
1966 89
1965 119
1964 137
1963 141
1962 146
1961 150
1960 160
1959 154
1958 155
1957 157
1956 169
1955 165
1954 157
1953 180
1952 187
1951 160
1950 190
1949 178
1948 198
1947 181
1946 185
1945 136
1944 173
1943 174
1942 160
1941 153
1940 165
1939 138
1938 146
1937 187
1936 168
1935 165
1934 171
1933 164
1932 179
1931 190
1930 213
1929 225
1928 251
1927 244
1926 287
1925 307
1924 236
1923 248
1922 277
1921 269
1920 251
1919 268
1918 227
1917 200
1916 219
1915 209
1914 165
1913 133
1912 136
1911 110
1910 111
1909 78
1908 65
1907 83
1906 65
1905 85
1904 52
1903 50
1902 43
1901 50
1900 79
1899 50
1898 61
1897 57
1896 43
1895 41
1894 37
1893 36
1892 35
1891 26
1890 31
1889 18
1888 26
1887 11
1886 16
1885 11
1884 13
1883 9
1882 10
1881 6