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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 375 babies (rank #146 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

6,200

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

375

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
1996	231	#191
1997	225	#194
1998	236	#182
1999	239	#185
2000	221	#192
2001	219	#187
2002	198	#217
2003	239	#194
2004	283	#176
2005	295	#173
2006	344	#152
2007	348	#156
2008	369	#146
2009	292	#182
2010	334	#157
2011	368	#148
2012	342	#156
2013	329	#158
2014	361	#152
2015	352	#155
2016	375	#146