Is Esther a boy or girl name?
Esther is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,206 girls and 0 boys were named Esther, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 269,879 US babies named Esther were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #131
- Babies named Esther since 1880
- 269,879
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6,588 babies
Boys and girls named Esther, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 3,476 | 100% |
| 1890s | 59 | 14,737 | 99.6% |
| 1900s | 71 | 20,026 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 155 | 49,212 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 190 | 49,230 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 196 | 25,791 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 92 | 17,639 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 42 | 15,766 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 28 | 10,111 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 19 | 7,296 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 65 | 8,817 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 32 | 9,413 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 11,476 | 100% |
| 2010s | 13 | 15,928 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 5 | 9,994 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,206 | #131 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,026 | #138 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,086 | #138 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,845 | #153 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,622 | 1,831 | #148 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,731 | #165 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,857 | #151 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,836 | #165 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,814 | #182 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,624 | #203 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,668 | #200 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,983 | 1,440 | #222 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,344 | #238 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,355 | #233 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,174 | 1,259 | #260 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,253 | #260 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,280 | #267 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #272 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #287 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,202 | #273 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #294 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,099 | #283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #296 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #293 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 982 | #323 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 993 | #310 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 941 | #321 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 934 | #315 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 890 | #317 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 924 | #300 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 958 | #287 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,907 | 907 | #299 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,308 | 948 | #291 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,130 | 935 | #298 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,644 | 983 | #283 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,610 | 903 | #289 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 913 | #276 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,105 | 848 | #289 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,010 | 861 | #284 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,331 | 859 | #288 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,309 | 884 | #271 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,091 | 860 | #273 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,338 | 935 | #267 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,728 | 913 | #272 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 841 | #295 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,008 | 765 | #312 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 716 | #320 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 767 | #310 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,135 | 658 | #336 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 716 | #320 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,827 | 728 | #314 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 746 | #312 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 691 | #332 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 783 | #332 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 726 | #348 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 706 | #337 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 730 | #322 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 761 | #314 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,125 | 869 | #290 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,856 | 965 | #280 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,381 | 1,026 | #285 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #263 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,409 | 1,253 | #252 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,316 | #237 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,363 | #233 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,378 | 1,356 | #234 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,132 | 1,345 | #226 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,480 | #217 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,685 | 1,510 | #209 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,033 | 1,569 | #201 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,633 | #193 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,222 | 1,613 | #192 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,712 | #179 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,808 | #169 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,849 | 1,740 | #162 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,866 | 1,793 | #162 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,847 | #155 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,729 | 1,842 | #162 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,990 | 1,778 | #151 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,473 | 1,467 | #160 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,235 | 1,612 | #152 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,449 | 1,758 | #151 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,305 | 1,832 | #142 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,781 | 1,810 | #138 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,834 | 1,900 | #131 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,823 | 2,110 | #117 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,455 | 2,132 | #120 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,024 | 2,156 | #116 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,831 | 2,253 | #107 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,608 | 2,543 | #94 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,627 | 2,578 | #91 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,287 | 2,676 | #88 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,672 | 2,959 | #82 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,405 | 3,034 | #79 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,576 | 3,350 | #77 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,693 | 3,586 | #71 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,361 | 4,096 | #66 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,612 | 4,327 | #65 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,749 | 4,454 | #62 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,754 | 4,726 | #56 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,158 | 5,258 | #51 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,374 | 5,315 | #47 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,714 | 5,474 | #44 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,535 | 5,926 | #42 |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,985 | 6,068 | #39 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,908 | 6,248 | #38 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,194 | 6,574 | #38 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,841 | 6,281 | #38 |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,350 | 6,421 | #34 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,816 | 6,321 | #33 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,711 | 4,654 | #35 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,844 | 4,090 | #32 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,148 | 3,569 | #33 |
| 1911 | 13 | #944 | 2,676 | #34 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,003 | 2,378 | #38 |
| 1909 | 11 | #914 | 2,185 | #37 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,048 | 2,187 | #36 |
| 1907 | 10 | #891 | 2,062 | #37 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,300 | 2,065 | #33 |
| 1905 | 10 | #804 | 1,993 | #34 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,265 | 1,957 | #32 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,052 | 1,883 | #34 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 1,833 | #35 |
| 1901 | 10 | #697 | 1,844 | #33 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,213 | 2,017 | #39 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 1,823 | #29 |
| 1898 | 7 | #913 | 2,047 | #31 |
| 1897 | 7 | #879 | 1,911 | #28 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,026 | 1,964 | #27 |
| 1895 | 16 | #512 | 1,803 | #31 |
| 1894 | 7 | #891 | 1,654 | #36 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,094 | 1,382 | #39 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,124 | 824 | #67 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 710 | #66 |
| 1890 | 6 | #928 | 619 | #75 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 553 | #75 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 572 | #77 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 431 | #79 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 396 | #85 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 320 | #92 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 291 | #99 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 260 | #99 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 266 | #97 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 189 | #105 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 198 | #104 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esther reached #512 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #27 in 1896. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.