Esther

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Esther is a given name of Hebrew, Persian origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 269,879 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 268,912 as girls and 967 as boys. Esther gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #294 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,206
2023 2,026
2022 2,086
2021 1,845
2020 1,836
2019 1,731
2018 1,857
2017 1,836
2016 1,814
2015 1,624
2014 1,668
2013 1,447
2012 1,344
2011 1,355
2010 1,265
2009 1,253
2008 1,280
2007 1,261
2006 1,156
2005 1,202
2004 1,113
2003 1,099
2002 1,059
2001 1,071
2000 982
1999 993
1998 941
1997 934
1996 890
1995 924
1994 958
1993 916
1992 956
1991 943
1990 990
1989 914
1988 913
1987 856
1986 869
1985 866
1984 893
1983 867
1982 944
1981 919
1980 841
1979 772
1978 716
1977 767
1976 664
1975 716
1974 734
1973 746
1972 691
1971 783
1970 726
1969 706
1968 730
1967 761
1966 874
1965 974
1964 1,033
1963 1,122
1962 1,260
1961 1,316
1960 1,363
1959 1,363
1958 1,350
1957 1,480
1956 1,520
1955 1,574
1954 1,633
1953 1,620
1952 1,712
1951 1,808
1950 1,748
1949 1,801
1948 1,847
1947 1,851
1946 1,785
1945 1,472
1944 1,623
1943 1,768
1942 1,843
1941 1,826
1940 1,915
1939 2,125
1938 2,154
1937 2,169
1936 2,268
1935 2,562
1934 2,597
1933 2,703
1932 2,978
1931 3,059
1930 3,372
1929 3,606
1928 4,125
1927 4,350
1926 4,474
1925 4,746
1924 5,273
1923 5,328
1922 5,495
1921 5,938
1920 6,085
1919 6,265
1918 6,588
1917 6,298
1916 6,447
1915 6,337
1914 4,668
1913 4,100
1912 3,586
1911 2,689
1910 2,389
1909 2,196
1908 2,195
1907 2,072
1906 2,070
1905 2,003
1904 1,962
1903 1,889
1902 1,833
1901 1,854
1900 2,023
1899 1,823
1898 2,054
1897 1,918
1896 1,970
1895 1,819
1894 1,661
1893 1,387
1892 829
1891 710
1890 625
1889 553
1888 572
1887 431
1886 396
1885 320
1884 291
1883 260
1882 266
1881 189
1880 198