Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GermanEsther 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 ืึฒืึทืกึธึผืโ Hadassah. Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.
From Wikipedia
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 36 | #326 |
| 1954 | 32 | #349 |
| 1955 | 55 | #250 |
| 1956 | 49 | #279 |
| 1957 | 77 | #202 |
| 1958 | 89 | #187 |
| 1959 | 91 | #190 |
| 1960 | 119 | #154 |
| 1961 | 147 | #128 |
| 1962 | 206 | #96 |
| 1963 | 238 | #88 |
| 1964 | 590 | #33 |
| 1965 | 943 | #21 |
| 1966 | 1,012 | #18 |
| 1967 | 1,207 | #16 |
| 1968 | 1,487 | #8 |
| 1969 | 1,612 | #8 |
| 1970 | 1,705 | #4 |
| 1971 | 1,716 | #5 |
| 1972 | 1,651 | #4 |
| 1973 | 1,320 | #6 |
| 1974 | 1,272 | #5 |
| 1975 | 1,356 | #4 |
| 1976 | 1,265 | #3 |
| 1977 | 1,234 | #3 |
| 1978 | 1,139 | #3 |
| 1979 | 1,038 | #4 |
| 1980 | 950 | #5 |
| 1981 | 815 | #6 |
| 1982 | 705 | #7 |
| 1983 | 699 | #6 |
| 1984 | 677 | #8 |
| 1985 | 647 | #9 |
| 1986 | 716 | #8 |
| 1987 | 743 | #8 |
| 1988 | 611 | #11 |
| 1989 | 586 | #12 |
| 1990 | 570 | #18 |
| 1991 | 526 | #22 |
| 1992 | 493 | #21 |
| 1993 | 476 | #20 |
| 1994 | 440 | #27 |
| 1995 | 366 | #33 |
| 1996 | 364 | #37 |
| 1997 | 351 | #42 |
| 1998 | 317 | #46 |
| 1999 | 296 | #49 |
| 2000 | 265 | #58 |
| 2001 | 242 | #67 |
| 2002 | 218 | #70 |
| 2003 | 196 | #81 |
| 2004 | 179 | #86 |
| 2005 | 167 | #90 |
| 2006 | 134 | #107 |
| 2007 | 143 | #103 |
| 2008 | 127 | #115 |
| 2009 | 98 | #145 |
| 2010 | 85 | #165 |
| 2011 | 87 | #152 |
| 2012 | 80 | #164 |
| 2013 | 66 | #179 |
| 2014 | 73 | #170 |
