Estes
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Estes’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
601 births recorded 1887–2025 · peaked in 1916 with 29 births
Most common in: Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Estes’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | #3560 | — |
| 1943 | #2405 | ↑1155 |
| 1944 | #3109 | ↓704 |
| 1946 | #3173 | ↓64 |
| 1947 | #3370 | ↓197 |
| 1948 | #2788 | ↑582 |
| 1949 | #3690 | ↓902 |
| 1951 | #3364 | ↑326 |
| 1952 | #2514 | ↑850 |
| 1953 | #3425 | ↓911 |
| 1954 | #3452 | ↓27 |
| 1956 | #2497 | ↑955 |
| 1960 | #3077 | ↓580 |
| 1961 | #4065 | ↓988 |
| 1962 | #4033 | ↑32 |
| 2018 | #8154 | ↓4121 |
| 2020 | #8739 | ↓585 |
| 2021 | #12146 | ↓3407 |
| 2022 | #10863 | ↑1283 |
| 2024 | #12349 | ↓1486 |
Frequently asked questions about Estes
Is Estes a popular name?
Estes has 601 recorded births in United States between 1887 and 2025, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Estes more common for boys or girls?
Estes is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Estes most popular?
Estes peaked in 1916 in United States, with 29 recorded births that year.
Is Estes rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Estes’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #921 in 1887 to #12349 in 2024.
How many babies have been named Estes?
At least 601 babies have been recorded with the name Estes across official birth statistics in 1 country.