Hester

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Hester is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (4% of births). There have been 14,759 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 14,222 as girls and 537 as boys. Hester gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,207 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2023 5
2019 7
2010 5
2009 5
2004 5
2000 5
1998 5
1996 6
1994 7
1993 13
1991 8
1990 10
1989 10
1988 8
1987 18
1986 13
1985 14
1984 11
1983 14
1982 25
1981 25
1980 16
1979 29
1978 14
1977 17
1976 21
1975 21
1974 27
1973 29
1972 19
1971 30
1970 37
1969 25
1968 29
1967 27
1966 27
1965 19
1964 42
1963 46
1962 39
1961 47
1960 47
1959 59
1958 58
1957 61
1956 64
1955 86
1954 91
1953 98
1952 81
1951 72
1950 106
1949 112
1948 91
1947 118
1946 94
1945 107
1944 132
1943 140
1942 120
1941 125
1940 145
1939 117
1938 150
1937 127
1936 158
1935 139
1934 179
1933 170
1932 167
1931 198
1930 226
1929 235
1928 225
1927 272
1926 287
1925 346
1924 330
1923 398
1922 352
1921 355
1920 380
1919 379
1918 407
1917 370
1916 402
1915 380
1914 318
1913 291
1912 273
1911 208
1910 221
1909 184
1908 190
1907 164
1906 158
1905 160
1904 175
1903 147
1902 164
1901 166
1900 192
1899 153
1898 163
1897 140
1896 150
1895 164
1894 143
1893 160
1892 122
1891 102
1890 119
1889 109
1888 113
1887 89
1886 76
1885 85
1884 85
1883 72
1882 63
1881 55
1880 49