Is Esta a boy or girl name?
Esta was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 4,457 US babies named Esta were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,379
- Babies named Esta since 1880
- 4,457
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Esta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 172 | 97.2% |
| 1890s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 463 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 850 | 98.7% |
| 1920s | 11 | 872 | 98.8% |
| 1930s | 0 | 564 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 447 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 309 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,379 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,106 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,411 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,970 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,189 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,277 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,301 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,622 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,860 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,018 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,163 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,861 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,273 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,840 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,391 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,952 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,821 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,789 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,768 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,987 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,447 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,433 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,876 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,550 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,536 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,109 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,107 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,817 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,611 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,628 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,840 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,167 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,279 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,117 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,282 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,965 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,156 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,507 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,478 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,991 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,460 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,699 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,278 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,237 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,117 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,855 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,324 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,464 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,869 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,481 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,606 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,317 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,586 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,324 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,195 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,323 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,105 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,212 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,107 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 63 | #909 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,039 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,046 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,052 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 64 | #849 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,022 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 70 | #805 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 56 | #907 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 62 | #891 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 61 | #878 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 65 | #898 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 70 | #852 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 69 | #883 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 74 | #858 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,856 | 75 | #854 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 95 | #761 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,562 | 87 | #799 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 98 | #736 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 85 | #792 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 102 | #728 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 117 | #673 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,372 | 89 | #748 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 105 | #703 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 113 | #639 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,620 | 104 | #671 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 96 | #671 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 90 | #599 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 83 | #563 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 70 | #578 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 51 | #596 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 49 | #595 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 48 | #555 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 50 | #514 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 47 | #525 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 51 | #479 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 42 | #532 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 44 | #496 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 36 | #542 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 56 | #412 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 33 | #535 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 56 | #450 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 44 | #439 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 38 | #504 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 41 | #459 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 37 | #479 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 44 | #429 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 47 | #407 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 32 | #478 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 28 | #513 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 45 | #373 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 22 | #564 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 36 | #406 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #517 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 24 | #460 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 23 | #456 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #585 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #566 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 10 | #624 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #610 |
| 1881 | 5 | #915 | 8 | #645 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #599 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esta reached #915 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #373 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Esta
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.