Esther

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Esther is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name ื”ึฒื“ึทืกึธึผื”โ€Ž Hadassah. Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.

From Wikipedia

Esther first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 26 babies (rank #167 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Esther

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Esther yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

133
Total babies (all years)
7
Years in the data
26
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201422#101
201512#171
201626#167
201717#120
201819#115
202020#123
202317#126