NameTides

Ester

Ester was the #1,570 girls' name in the US in 2025 (134 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Ester as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ester as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Ester as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,570 (134)#1,512 (20)—#2,475 (8)
2024#1,509 (143)#2,116 (13)—#2,102 (10)
2023#1,407 (159)#2,504 (10)—#3,290 (5)
2022#1,548 (138)#1,326 (24)—#2,315 (8)
2021#1,484 (144)#1,402 (22)——
2020#1,654 (124)#1,846 (15)——
2019#1,687 (124)#2,643 (9)—#2,374 (8)
2018#1,741 (118)#1,788 (16)—#2,587 (7)
2017#1,655 (130)#1,817 (16)—#2,876 (6)
2016#1,857 (111)#1,689 (18)—#3,294 (5)
2015#1,839 (112)#1,405 (23)—#2,179 (9)
2014#1,781 (115)#1,456 (21)#876 (3)#2,905 (6)
2013#1,705 (122)#1,433 (22)—#2,888 (6)
2012#1,760 (117)#2,969 (8)——
2011#1,708 (122)#2,893 (8)#937 (3)#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1905 at #367.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • In 1985, 91% of US babies named Ester were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ester is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,900 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ester by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Ester (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EsterCanadaGirls#2,4758
EsterEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
EsterIrelandGirls—too few
EsterNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EsterUSGirls#1,570134
EsterUSBoys—too few