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In 2024, 2,206 girls in the United States were named Esther, making it the 131st most popular girl's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 200th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 6,588 births.
Records for Esther go back to 1880, and 269,879 babies have been given the name since.
A Persian name meaning "star". Its biblical significance and gentle sound have a luminous, graceful quality.
Esther is of Persian origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,206 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
A Persian name meaning "star". Its biblical significance and gentle sound have a luminous, graceful quality.
Esther is of Persian origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 2,206 girls in the United States were named Esther, making it the 131st most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,206 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.