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 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 1970 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 2,052 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

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.

43,602
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
2,052
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19702,052#36
19712,052#36
19722,052#36
19732,052#36
19742,052#36
19752,052#36
19762,052#36
19772,052#36
19782,052#36
19792,052#36
19801,460#41
19811,460#41
19821,460#41
19831,460#41
19841,459#41
19851,459#41
19861,459#41
19871,459#41
19881,459#41
19891,459#41
1990849#48
1991849#48
1992849#48
1993849#48
1994849#48
1995849#48
1996849#48
1997849#48
1998848#48
1999848#48