Is Hester a boy or girl name?
Hester was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 96.4% of the 14,759 US babies named Hester were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hester since 1880
- 14,759
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 407 babies
Boys and girls named Hester, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 796 | 100% |
| 1890s | 15 | 1,401 | 98.9% |
| 1900s | 37 | 1,663 | 97.8% |
| 1910s | 138 | 3,111 | 95.8% |
| 1920s | 143 | 3,037 | 95.5% |
| 1930s | 108 | 1,523 | 93.4% |
| 1940s | 69 | 1,115 | 94.2% |
| 1950s | 22 | 754 | 97.2% |
| 1960s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 239 | 98% |
| 1980s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,067 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,002 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,338 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,082 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,940 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,999 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,384 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,982 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,771 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,648 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,090 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,636 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,680 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,536 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,543 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,158 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,035 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,964 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,362 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,374 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,586 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,955 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,117 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,324 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,320 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,705 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,527 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,316 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,505 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,020 | 32 | #2,369 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,663 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,266 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,341 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,319 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,865 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,816 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,693 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,836 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,648 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,647 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,400 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,400 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,363 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,302 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,672 | 80 | #1,115 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,066 | 86 | #1,060 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,591 | 92 | #1,002 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,049 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,910 | 101 | #886 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,396 | 101 | #873 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 91 | #911 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,518 | 112 | #831 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,016 | 87 | #894 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,855 | 100 | #752 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,536 | 123 | #669 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,829 | 132 | #661 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 120 | #681 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,753 | 117 | #656 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,028 | 132 | #609 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 117 | #624 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,931 | 136 | #593 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,027 | 120 | #617 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,358 | 148 | #535 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,894 | 134 | #552 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,636 | 160 | #508 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,036 | 157 | #509 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,043 | 153 | #532 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,040 | 184 | #472 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,362 | 214 | #459 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,044 | 220 | #445 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,511 | 218 | #466 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,794 | 262 | #428 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,351 | 274 | #410 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,709 | 325 | #378 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,400 | 317 | #383 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,064 | 382 | #335 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,554 | 340 | #355 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,939 | 337 | #362 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,922 | 362 | #346 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,777 | 360 | #335 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,321 | 394 | #323 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,346 | 358 | #329 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,442 | 378 | #311 |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,528 | 359 | #310 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,343 | 309 | #298 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,346 | 275 | #284 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,956 | 265 | #277 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,458 | 201 | #272 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,153 | 212 | #264 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,566 | 179 | #269 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,292 | 184 | #258 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,431 | 159 | #276 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 158 | #262 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 160 | #260 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,128 | 169 | #239 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 147 | #250 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 164 | #235 |
| 1901 | 6 | #995 | 160 | #230 |
| 1900 | 9 | #937 | 183 | #234 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,119 | 148 | #225 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,207 | 158 | #233 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 140 | #237 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 150 | #226 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 164 | #212 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 143 | #223 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,110 | 155 | #204 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 122 | #240 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 102 | #239 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 119 | #225 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 109 | #221 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 113 | #217 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 89 | #222 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 76 | #236 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 85 | #213 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 85 | #206 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 72 | #206 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 63 | #214 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 55 | #202 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 49 | #219 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hester reached #937 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #202 in 1881. 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.
Names spelled like Hester
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.