Hester

Primarily a girl's name · 96% girls

Origin: English

Hester first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 394 babies (rank #323 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hester

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hester 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.

14,759

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

394

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Hester

Hester Stanhopeexplorer · b. 1776

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	49	#219
1881	55	#202
1882	63	#214
1883	72	#206
1884	85	#206
1885	85	#213
1886	76	#236
1887	89	#222
1888	113	#217
1889	109	#221
1890	119	#225
1891	102	#239
1892	122	#240
1893	155	#204
1894	143	#223
1895	164	#212
1896	150	#226
1897	140	#237
1898	158	#233
1899	148	#225
1900	183	#234
1901	160	#230
1902	164	#235
1903	147	#250
1904	169	#239
1905	160	#260
1906	158	#262
1907	159	#276
1908	184	#258
1909	179	#269
1910	212	#264
1911	201	#272
1912	265	#277
1913	275	#284
1914	309	#298
1915	359	#310
1916	378	#311
1917	358	#329
1918	394	#323
1919	360	#335
1920	362	#346
1921	337	#362
1922	340	#355
1923	382	#335
1924	317	#383
1925	325	#378
1926	274	#410
1927	262	#428
1928	218	#466
1929	220	#445
1930	214	#459
1931	184	#472
1932	153	#532
1933	157	#509
1934	160	#508
1935	134	#552
1936	148	#535
1937	120	#617
1938	136	#593
1939	117	#624
1940	132	#609
1941	117	#656
1942	120	#681
1943	132	#661
1944	123	#669
1945	100	#752
1946	87	#894
1947	112	#831
1948	91	#911
1949	101	#873
1950	101	#886
1951	72	#1,101
1952	81	#1,049
1953	92	#1,002
1954	86	#1,060
1955	80	#1,115
1956	64	#1,302
1957	61	#1,363
1958	58	#1,400
1959	59	#1,400
1960	47	#1,647
1961	47	#1,648
1962	39	#1,836
1963	46	#1,693
1964	42	#1,816
1965	19	#2,865
1966	27	#2,319
1967	27	#2,341
1968	29	#2,266
1969	25	#2,663
1970	32	#2,369
1971	30	#2,505
1972	19	#3,316
1973	29	#2,527
1974	27	#2,705
1975	21	#3,320
1976	21	#3,324
1977	17	#4,117
1978	14	#4,769
1979	29	#2,955
1980	16	#4,586
1981	25	#3,374
1982	25	#3,362
1983	14	#4,964
1984	11	#6,035
1985	14	#5,158
1986	13	#5,543
1987	18	#4,536
1988	8	#8,680
1989	10	#7,636
1990	10	#8,090
1991	8	#9,648
1993	13	#6,771
1994	7	#10,982
1996	6	#12,384
1998	5	#14,999
2000	5	#15,940
2004	5	#17,082
2009	5	#18,338
2010	5	#18,002
2019	7	#12,954
2023	5	#16,067