Esther Name Popularity

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How popular is Esther?

The somewhat popular name Esther was the 153rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 27, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1896.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 6,574 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Esther was 189 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1881-1896, 1907-1915, and 2010-2014, the name Esther took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1936, and 1942-1945.

Where is the name Esther popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Esther has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Esther for their newborn has risen.

The name Esther is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Esther (Girl)		Esther (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,831	153	< 5	--
2017		1,828	165	< 5	--
2016		1,809	182	< 5	--
2015		1,620	203	< 5	--
2014		1,660	202	< 5	--
2013		1,436	223	7	9,972
2012		1,337	240	< 5	--
2011		1,350	234	< 5	--
2010		1,255	260	6	11,166
2009		1,249	262	< 5	--
2008		1,277	267	< 5	--
2007		1,253	272	< 5	--
2006		1,149	288	< 5	--
2005		1,189	279	< 5	--
2004		1,101	296	< 5	--
2003		1,085	286	< 5	--
2002		1,047	296	< 5	--
2001		1,057	294	< 5	--
2000		974	326	< 5	--
1999		986	312	< 5	--
1998		936	323	< 5	--
1997		931	316	< 5	--
1996		886	317	< 5	--
1995		923	300	< 5	--
1994		958	287	< 5	--
1993		905	299	9	5,906
1992		947	292	8	6,306
1991		934	298	8	6,130
1990		981	283	7	6,638
1989		904	289	11	4,608
1988		914	275	< 5	--
1987		850	288	8	5,102
1986		859	286	8	5,003
1985		858	288	7	5,328
1984		884	271	9	4,310
1983		860	273	7	5,085
1982		936	267	9	4,337
1981		910	273	6	5,726
1980		841	295	< 5	--
1979		762	313	7	5,005
1978		714	321	< 5	--
1977		766	310	< 5	--
1976		657	336	6	5,126
1975		715	320	< 5	--
1974		726	314	6	4,826
1973		746	312	< 5	--
1972		690	332	< 5	--
1971		783	332	< 5	--
1970		726	348	< 5	--
1969		706	337	< 5	--
1968		730	322	< 5	--
1967		761	314	< 5	--
1966		867	290	5	4,121
1965		965	280	9	2,856
1964		1,025	286	7	3,378
1963		1,123	263	< 5	--
1962		1,251	252	7	3,405
1961		1,313	238	< 5	--
1960		1,363	233	< 5	--
1959		1,358	233	6	3,723
1958		1,341	227	6	3,662
1957		1,478	217	< 5	--
1956		1,512	209	10	2,685
1955		1,567	202	5	4,030
1954		1,632	193	< 5	--
1953		1,613	192	7	3,221
1952		1,711	180	< 5	--
1951		1,808	169	< 5	--
1950		1,740	162	8	2,849
1949		1,793	162	8	2,864
1948		1,847	155	< 5	--
1947		1,841	162	9	2,730
1946		1,779	151	7	2,990
1945		1,466	160	5	3,473
1944		1,612	152	11	2,234
1943		1,756	152	10	2,448
1942		1,831	142	11	2,304
1941		1,810	138	16	1,781
1940		1,902	131	15	1,834
1939		2,110	117	15	1,825
1938		2,132	120	22	1,455
1937		2,156	116	13	2,025
1936		2,252	107	15	1,831
1935		2,544	94	19	1,608
1934		2,578	91	19	1,626
1933		2,676	88	27	1,288
1932		2,960	82	19	1,669
1931		3,033	79	25	1,405
1930		3,349	77	22	1,576
1929		3,586	71	20	1,692
1928		4,097	66	29	1,361
1927		4,327	64	23	1,613
1926		4,455	62	20	1,748
1925		4,725	56	20	1,754
1924		5,258	51	15	2,158
1923		5,315	47	13	2,374
1922		5,475	44	21	1,714
1921		5,925	42	12	2,535
1920		6,068	39	17	1,985
1919		6,248	38	17	1,908
1918		6,574	38	14	2,194
1917		6,281	38	17	1,841
1916		6,421	34	26	1,350
1915		6,321	33	16	1,816
1914		4,654	35	14	1,711
1913		4,090	32	10	1,845
1912		3,569	33	17	1,148
1911		2,676	34	13	944
1910		2,378	38	11	1,003
1909		2,185	37	11	914
1908		2,187	36	8	1,048
1907		2,062	37	10	891
1906		2,065	33	5	1,300
1905		1,993	34	10	804
1904		1,957	32	5	1,265
1903		1,883	34	6	1,052
1902		1,833	35	< 5	--
1901		1,844	33	10	697
1900		2,017	39	6	1,213
1899		1,823	29	< 5	--
1898		2,047	31	7	913
1897		1,911	28	7	879
1896		1,964	27	6	1,026
1895		1,803	31	16	512
1894		1,654	36	7	891
1893		1,382	39	5	1,094
1892		824	67	5	1,124
1891		710	66	< 5	--
1890		619	75	6	928
1889		553	75	< 5	--
1888		572	77	< 5	--
1887		431	79	< 5	--
1886		396	85	< 5	--
1885		320	92	< 5	--
1884		291	99	< 5	--
1883		260	99	< 5	--
1882		266	97	< 5	--
1881		189	105	< 5	--
1880		198	104	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.