Ester is an established girls' name that peaked in 1925 and has grown less common since.
Ester is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,574 for girl births in the United States (and #2,902 across all names), given to 134 babies. Ester was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 1925 (281 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | 134 | #1,574 | — |
| 2024 | 143 | 143 | #1,514 | — |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | #1,409 | — |
| 2022 | 138 | 138 | #1,549 | — |
| 2021 | 144 | 144 | #1,486 | — |
| 2020 | 124 | 124 | #1,658 | — |
| 2019 | 124 | 124 | #1,689 | — |
| 2018 | 118 | 118 | #1,744 | — |
| 2017 | 130 | 130 | #1,658 | — |
| 2016 | 111 | 111 | #1,858 | — |
| 2015 | 112 | 112 | #1,842 | — |
| 2014 | 115 | 115 | #1,785 | — |
| 2013 | 122 | 122 | #1,706 | — |
| 2012 | 117 | 117 | #1,765 | — |
| 2011 | 122 | 122 | #1,709 | — |
| 2010 | 119 | 119 | #1,748 | — |
| 2009 | 92 | 92 | #2,173 | — |
| 2008 | 137 | 137 | #1,646 | — |
| 2007 | 103 | 110 | #1,992 | — |
| 2006 | 95 | 95 | #2,074 | — |
| 2005 | 119 | 119 | #1,673 | — |
| 2004 | 88 | 95 | #2,073 | — |
| 2003 | 96 | 96 | #1,903 | — |
| 2002 | 98 | 98 | #1,827 | — |
| 2001 | 79 | 79 | #2,105 | — |
| 2000 | 102 | 102 | #1,720 | — |
| 1999 | 91 | 91 | #1,759 | — |
| 1998 | 78 | 78 | #1,944 | — |
| 1997 | 76 | — | #1,915 | — |
| 1996 | 71 | — | #1,982 | — |
| 1995 | 75 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1994 | 79 | — | #1,814 | — |
| 1993 | 68 | — | #2,037 | — |
| 1992 | 69 | — | #1,991 | — |
| 1991 | 80 | — | #1,785 | — |
| 1990 | 67 | — | #2,014 | — |
| 1989 | 82 | — | #1,670 | — |
| 1988 | 70 | — | #1,789 | — |
| 1987 | 59 | — | #1,926 | — |
| 1986 | 79 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1985 | 70 | — | #1,768 | #6,025 |
| 1984 | 56 | — | #1,889 | — |
| 1983 | 72 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1982 | 94 | — | #1,328 | — |
| 1981 | 79 | — | #1,518 | — |
| 1980 | 77 | — | #1,614 | #6,566 |
| 1979 | 74 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #1,869 | — |
| 1977 | 64 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1976 | 60 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1975 | 62 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1974 | 85 | — | #1,325 | #5,462 |
| 1973 | 72 | — | #1,382 | — |
| 1972 | 86 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1971 | 113 | — | #1,113 | #4,106 |
| 1970 | 89 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1969 | 89 | — | #1,218 | #4,602 |
| 1968 | 79 | — | #1,233 | — |
| 1967 | 95 | — | #1,108 | #3,685 |
| 1966 | 89 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1965 | 119 | — | #934 | — |
| 1964 | 137 | — | #888 | — |
| 1963 | 141 | — | #884 | — |
| 1962 | 147 | — | #892 | #3,761 |
| 1961 | 150 | — | #897 | #4,254 |
| 1960 | 160 | — | #825 | — |
| 1959 | 154 | — | #842 | #3,378 |
| 1958 | 155 | — | #842 | #3,119 |
| 1957 | 157 | — | #832 | #3,095 |
| 1956 | 169 | — | #762 | #4,121 |
| 1955 | 165 | — | #756 | #3,292 |
| 1954 | 157 | — | #790 | #1,987 |
| 1953 | 180 | — | #670 | — |
| 1952 | 187 | — | #665 | #2,739 |
| 1951 | 160 | — | #730 | #1,858 |
| 1950 | 190 | — | #646 | #2,138 |
| 1949 | 179 | — | #628 | #3,445 |
| 1948 | 198 | — | #610 | #1,969 |
| 1947 | 181 | — | #637 | #2,548 |
| 1946 | 185 | — | #599 | #2,188 |
| 1945 | 136 | — | #652 | #2,452 |
| 1944 | 173 | — | #586 | #1,763 |
| 1943 | 174 | — | #603 | #1,725 |
| 1942 | 160 | — | #611 | #2,425 |
| 1941 | 153 | — | #595 | #2,026 |
| 1940 | 165 | — | #562 | #2,016 |
| 1939 | 138 | — | #604 | #1,992 |
| 1938 | 146 | — | #585 | #2,961 |
| 1937 | 187 | — | #511 | #1,463 |
| 1936 | 168 | — | #529 | #1,667 |
| 1935 | 165 | — | #508 | #3,055 |
| 1934 | 171 | — | #514 | #1,961 |
| 1933 | 164 | — | #523 | #1,728 |
| 1932 | 179 | — | #514 | #1,869 |
| 1931 | 190 | — | #478 | #2,372 |
| 1930 | 213 | — | #482 | #1,662 |
| 1929 | 225 | — | #460 | #1,816 |
| 1928 | 251 | — | #454 | #1,581 |
| 1927 | 244 | — | #471 | #1,574 |
| 1926 | 287 | — | #422 | #1,533 |
| 1925 | 307 | — | #411 | #1,470 |
| 1924 | 236 | — | #473 | #1,796 |
| 1923 | 248 | — | #451 | #1,895 |
| 1922 | 277 | — | #420 | #1,411 |
| 1921 | 269 | — | #429 | #2,091 |
| 1920 | 251 | — | #447 | #1,521 |
| 1919 | 268 | — | #420 | #1,362 |
| 1918 | 227 | — | #469 | #1,462 |
| 1917 | 200 | — | #498 | #1,409 |
| 1916 | 219 | — | #453 | #1,565 |
| 1915 | 209 | — | #448 | #1,473 |
| 1914 | 165 | — | #476 | #1,007 |
| 1913 | 133 | — | #452 | #1,609 |
| 1912 | 136 | — | #420 | #1,379 |
| 1911 | 110 | — | #400 | #1,218 |
| 1910 | 111 | — | #411 | #686 |
| 1909 | 78 | — | #448 | #1,045 |
| 1908 | 65 | — | #469 | #1,270 |
| 1907 | 83 | — | #390 | — |
| 1906 | 65 | — | #424 | — |
| 1905 | 85 | — | #368 | — |
| 1904 | 52 | — | #454 | — |
| 1903 | 50 | — | #483 | #1,050 |
| 1902 | 43 | — | #481 | — |
| 1901 | 50 | — | #425 | — |
| 1900 | 79 | — | #391 | #1,082 |
| 1899 | 50 | — | #440 | #968 |
| 1898 | 61 | — | #415 | #1,043 |
| 1897 | 57 | — | #409 | #984 |
| 1896 | 43 | — | #442 | — |
| 1895 | 41 | — | #444 | — |
| 1894 | 37 | — | #458 | — |
| 1893 | 36 | — | #441 | — |
| 1892 | 35 | — | #462 | — |
| 1891 | 26 | — | #599 | #884 |
| 1890 | 31 | — | #527 | #927 |
| 1889 | 18 | — | #607 | — |
| 1888 | 26 | — | #555 | #1,081 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #706 | — |
| 1886 | 16 | — | #560 | — |
| 1885 | 11 | — | #669 | — |
| 1884 | 13 | — | #597 | — |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #665 | — |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #611 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #769 | — |