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Ester

Rank in 2024
#1,510
Born in 2024
143
Peak year
1925 · #411
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
00.10.20.318801900192019401960198020002020
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 143 girls were named Ester, about 1 in every 11,281.
  • It peaked in 1925 with 281 babies, ranked #411.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1881.
  • 16,127 girls have been named Ester since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ester per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.2
    Greatest
  2. 0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 4,061 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Silent: 2,894 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,006 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,277 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,164 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,612 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,539 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A female given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Esther.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
Not recorded

From Wiktionary’s entry for Ester, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoySteady

    Esther

    Rank
    #131
    Born '24
    2,206
    Origin
    Persian
    1880peak 19182024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Hester

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    Persian
    1880peak 19182024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Easter

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19252024