Esther

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 הֲדַסָּה‎ 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

133

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bible: Esther — Queen of Persia

Famous people named Esther

Esther Dufloresearcher · b. 1972
Estherpolitician · b. 600 BC
Esther Williamsautobiographer · b. 1921
Esther Brandathletics competitor · b. 1922
Esther Vilarsociologist · b. 1935

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	22	#101
2015	12	#171
2016	26	#167
2017	17	#120
2018	19	#115
2020	20	#123
2023	17	#126