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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 6,574 babies (rank #38 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,206 girls (rank #131). 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.

269,879

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

6,574

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
1880	198	#104
1881	189	#105
1882	266	#97
1883	260	#99
1884	291	#99
1885	320	#92
1886	396	#85
1887	431	#79
1888	572	#77
1889	553	#75
1890	619	#75
1891	710	#66
1892	824	#67
1893	1,382	#39
1894	1,654	#36
1895	1,803	#31
1896	1,964	#27
1897	1,911	#28
1898	2,047	#31
1899	1,823	#29
1900	2,017	#39
1901	1,844	#33
1902	1,833	#35
1903	1,883	#34
1904	1,957	#32
1905	1,993	#34
1906	2,065	#33
1907	2,062	#37
1908	2,187	#36
1909	2,185	#37
1910	2,378	#38
1911	2,676	#34
1912	3,569	#33
1913	4,090	#32
1914	4,654	#35
1915	6,321	#33
1916	6,421	#34
1917	6,281	#38
1918	6,574	#38
1919	6,248	#38
1920	6,068	#39
1921	5,926	#42
1922	5,474	#44
1923	5,315	#47
1924	5,258	#51
1925	4,726	#56
1926	4,454	#62
1927	4,327	#65
1928	4,096	#66
1929	3,586	#71
1930	3,350	#77
1931	3,034	#79
1932	2,959	#82
1933	2,676	#88
1934	2,578	#91
1935	2,543	#94
1936	2,253	#107
1937	2,156	#116
1938	2,132	#120
1939	2,110	#117
1940	1,900	#131
1941	1,810	#138
1942	1,832	#142
1943	1,758	#151
1944	1,612	#152
1945	1,467	#160
1946	1,778	#151
1947	1,842	#162
1948	1,847	#155
1949	1,793	#162
1950	1,740	#162
1951	1,808	#169
1952	1,712	#179
1953	1,613	#192
1954	1,633	#193
1955	1,569	#201
1956	1,510	#209
1957	1,480	#217
1958	1,345	#226
1959	1,356	#234
1960	1,363	#233
1961	1,316	#237
1962	1,253	#252
1963	1,122	#263
1964	1,026	#285
1965	965	#280
1966	869	#290
1967	761	#314
1968	730	#322
1969	706	#337
1970	726	#348
1971	783	#332
1972	691	#332
1973	746	#312
1974	728	#314
1975	716	#320
1976	658	#336
1977	767	#310
1978	716	#320
1979	765	#312
1980	841	#295
1981	913	#272
1982	935	#267
1983	860	#273
1984	884	#271
1985	859	#288
1986	861	#284
1987	848	#289
1988	913	#276
1989	903	#289
1990	983	#283
1991	935	#298
1992	948	#291
1993	907	#299
1994	958	#287
1995	924	#300
1996	890	#317
1997	934	#315
1998	941	#321
1999	993	#310
2000	982	#323
2001	1,071	#293
2002	1,059	#296
2003	1,099	#283
2004	1,113	#294
2005	1,202	#273
2006	1,156	#287
2007	1,261	#272
2008	1,280	#267
2009	1,253	#260
2010	1,259	#260
2011	1,355	#233
2012	1,344	#238
2013	1,440	#222
2014	1,668	#200
2015	1,624	#203
2016	1,814	#182
2017	1,836	#165
2018	1,857	#151
2019	1,731	#165
2020	1,831	#148
2021	1,845	#153
2022	2,086	#138
2023	2,026	#138
2024	2,206	#131