Esther
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning star.
Babies a year
333
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#119
up from #131
UK popularity
#150
333 babies · down from #145
How Esther has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #203 |
| 2016 | #182 |
| 2017 | #165 |
| 2018 | #151 |
| 2019 | #165 |
| 2020 | #148 |
| 2021 | #154 |
| 2022 | #139 |
| 2023 | #138 |
| 2024 | #131 |
| 2025 | #119 |
In 2025, 333 babies in England and Wales were named Esther. In the US, 1,820 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,574 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Esther was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.73% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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