Ester Girl
How popular is Ester?
#1,570 girl name in 2025
134 baby girls were named Ester in the US in 2025, making it the 1570th most popular girl name.
9,204living people named Ester (est.)
48median age of people named Ester
17,156babies named Ester since 1880
1 in 24,741US babies born in 2025
Ester popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,570 for girls (▼ 61 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 134 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,839 in 2015, #1,654 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1925 (281 girls) |
| Highest rank | #367 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ester is most popular
Babies named Ester per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (80 girls)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (17 girls)
Ester by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 | #548 |
| 1890s | 387 | #408 |
| 1900s | 622 | #367 |
| 1910s | 1,573 | #400 |
| 1920s | 2,373 | #410 |
| 1930s | 1,577 | #477 |
| 1940s | 1,582 | #562 |
| 1950s | 1,584 | #645 |
| 1960s | 1,184 | #825 |
| 1970s | 746 | #1,113 |
| 1980s | 727 | #1,325 |
| 1990s | 754 | #1,750 |
| 2000s | 1,009 | #1,642 |
| 2010s | 1,190 | #1,655 |
| 2020s | 842 | #1,407 |
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Questions
- Is Ester a boy or girl name?
- Ester is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ester were girls.
- How popular is the name Ester?
- 134 baby girls were named Ester in the US in 2025, making it the 1570th most popular girl name.
- When was Ester most popular?
- Ester peaked in 1925, when 281 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #367 in 1905.
- How many people are named Ester?
- 17,156 babies have been named Ester in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,204 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
- Where is Ester most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ester was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.