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 1999 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 37 babies (rank #467 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 girls (rank #499). 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 — 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.

683

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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Names ranked near Esther in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	18	#627
2000	26	#526
2001	20	#618
2002	23	#582
2003	31	#474
2004	18	#723
2005	33	#476
2006	35	#469
2007	29	#538
2008	29	#554
2009	34	#500
2010	27	#579
2011	37	#467
2012	35	#473
2013	30	#521
2014	35	#458
2015	36	#444
2016	36	#453
2017	35	#443
2020	34	#442
2022	29	#488
2023	28	#483
2024	25	#499