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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 170 babies (rank #168 that year). In 2024 it was given to 156 girls (rank #173). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

4,193
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
170
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
199186#335
1992102#286
1993108#273
1994106#251
1995120#251
1996104#279
1997124#240
1998104#273
199997#283
2000114#249
200199#280
200294#300
200396#309
2004111#260
2005127#230
2006109#278
2007135#226
2008119#278
2009121#283
2010122#263
2011137#230
2012133#250
2013134#239
2014139#234
2015155#202
2016135#234
2017125#252
2018170#168
2019139#207
2020134#218
2021141#216
2022149#185
2023148#182
2024156#173