Is Ester a boy or girl name?
Ester is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 143 girls and 0 boys were named Ester, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.8% of the 17,018 US babies named Ester were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,508
- Babies named Ester since 1881
- 17,018
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Ester, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 115 | 95.8% |
| 1890s | 30 | 387 | 92.8% |
| 1900s | 28 | 622 | 95.7% |
| 1910s | 205 | 1,573 | 88.5% |
| 1920s | 222 | 2,373 | 91.4% |
| 1930s | 144 | 1,577 | 91.6% |
| 1940s | 122 | 1,581 | 92.8% |
| 1950s | 90 | 1,584 | 94.6% |
| 1960s | 22 | 1,183 | 98.2% |
| 1970s | 12 | 745 | 98.4% |
| 1980s | 11 | 727 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 754 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,009 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,190 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 707 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,508 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,413 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,548 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,486 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,688 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,742 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,657 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,858 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,842 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,785 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,706 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,709 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,748 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,173 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,646 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,992 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,074 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,673 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,073 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,903 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,827 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,105 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,720 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,759 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,944 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,915 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,866 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,814 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,037 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,990 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,785 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,014 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,670 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,789 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,926 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,543 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,027 | 64 | #1,768 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,889 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,553 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,328 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,518 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,567 | 72 | #1,614 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,559 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,869 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,643 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,643 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,589 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,462 | 80 | #1,325 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,388 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,228 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,106 | 106 | #1,113 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,251 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,602 | 84 | #1,218 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,233 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,685 | 89 | #1,108 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,122 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 119 | #934 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 137 | #888 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 141 | #884 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,762 | 140 | #894 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,258 | 145 | #897 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 160 | #825 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,377 | 147 | #842 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,118 | 147 | #842 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,095 | 149 | #832 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,121 | 164 | #762 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,291 | 158 | #756 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,987 | 141 | #790 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 180 | #670 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,738 | 178 | #665 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,858 | 143 | #730 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,138 | 177 | #646 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,445 | 172 | #629 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,969 | 183 | #610 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,548 | 171 | #637 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,188 | 173 | #599 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,452 | 127 | #652 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,763 | 157 | #586 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,725 | 156 | #603 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,424 | 150 | #611 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,026 | 140 | #595 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,016 | 152 | #562 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,992 | 125 | #604 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,961 | 139 | #585 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,463 | 165 | #511 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,667 | 151 | #529 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,055 | 158 | #508 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,961 | 157 | #514 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,728 | 147 | #523 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,869 | 163 | #514 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,372 | 179 | #478 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,662 | 193 | #482 |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,816 | 207 | #460 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,580 | 228 | #454 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,574 | 220 | #471 |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,533 | 263 | #422 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,470 | 281 | #411 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,796 | 216 | #473 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,895 | 230 | #451 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,411 | 249 | #420 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,092 | 253 | #429 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,521 | 226 | #447 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,362 | 240 | #420 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,462 | 202 | #469 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,409 | 175 | #498 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,565 | 198 | #453 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,473 | 187 | #448 |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,007 | 134 | #476 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,609 | 121 | #452 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,379 | 123 | #420 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,218 | 101 | #400 |
| 1910 | 19 | #686 | 92 | #411 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,045 | 69 | #448 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,270 | 59 | #469 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 83 | #390 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 65 | #424 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 85 | #368 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 52 | #454 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,050 | 44 | #483 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 43 | #481 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 50 | #425 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,082 | 72 | #391 |
| 1899 | 6 | #968 | 44 | #440 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,043 | 55 | #415 |
| 1897 | 6 | #984 | 51 | #409 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 43 | #442 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 41 | #444 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 37 | #458 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 36 | #441 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 35 | #462 |
| 1891 | 6 | #884 | 20 | #599 |
| 1890 | 6 | #927 | 25 | #527 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 18 | #607 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,081 | 21 | #555 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 11 | #706 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #560 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #669 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #597 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #665 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #611 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #769 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ester reached #686 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #368 in 1905. 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 Ester
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.