How Many People Are Named Esther?
people named Esther are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,317 people in the US has this name
Based on 272,206 babies named Esther in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,588 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia. The king's advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai, Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. Her original Hebrew name was Hadassah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Esther (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Esther alive today is about 42 years old, and 42% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Esther first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 6,588 babies. In 2025, 2,277 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Esther never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #27, in 1896, and it was in the top 100 for 54 years, 1882 to 1935. In 2025 it ranked #119.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #119 |
| Best rank | #27 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | 54 (1882 to 1935) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #53 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Esther alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Esther were born in New York than in any other state: about 18,765 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Esther was given 2.3 times as often in Alaska, 2.2 times in North Dakota and 1.9 times in New Mexico.
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