Ester
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning star; a form of Esther.
Ester by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Ester. In the US, 128 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 280 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Esther
Like Ester, each of these traces back to Esther: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ester. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Esteeadmired, esteemed; a form of Estelle3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Esterastar; a form of Esther14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Estelstar; a form of Estelle6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eastereast or eastern direction; from the festival5 in the US (2017)
- Esper6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Ester, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Estellastar; feminine form of Estelle346 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ester
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