EveryBabyNames

Esther

4 countries#119 in United States, 2025
US
#119
in United States, 2025
FR
#283
in France, 2022
SCOT
#204
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#259
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
291,620
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
6,588
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Esther was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

272,206 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #119 · peaked in 1918 with 6,588 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

18,710 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #283 · peaked in 2006 with 336 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bas-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

593 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #204 · peaked in 1975 with 24 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

111 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #259 · peaked in 2011 with 11 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Esther’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#287
2007#272↑15
2008#267↑5
2009#260↑7
2010#260
2011#233↑27
2012#237↓4
2013#222↑15
2014#199↑23
2015#203↓4
2016#182↑21
2017#165↑17
2018#151↑14
2019#165↓14
2020#148↑17
2021#153↓5
2022#138↑15
2023#138
2024#130↑8
2025#119↑11

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