Hester
2 countries#14942 in United States, 2025US
#14942
in United States, 2025
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
14,767
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
407
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Hester was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
14,764 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #14942 · peaked in 1918 with 407 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 1997–1997 · peaked in 1997 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Hester’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #4884 | — |
| 1984 | #5899 | ↓1015 |
| 1985 | #5077 | ↑822 |
| 1986 | #5459 | ↓382 |
| 1987 | #4474 | ↑985 |
| 1988 | #8391 | ↓3917 |
| 1989 | #7449 | ↑942 |
| 1990 | #7880 | ↓431 |
| 1991 | #9336 | ↓1456 |
| 1993 | #6622 | ↑2714 |
| 1994 | #10569 | ↓3947 |
| 1996 | #11807 | ↓1238 |
| 1998 | #14122 | ↓2315 |
| 2000 | #15031 | ↓909 |
| 2004 | #16099 | ↓1068 |
| 2009 | #17294 | ↓1195 |
| 2010 | #16992 | ↑302 |
| 2019 | #12448 | ↑4544 |
| 2023 | #15194 | ↓2746 |
| 2025 | #14942 | ↑252 |