Estes is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Estes is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Estes first appears in 1887 and peaked in 1916 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,302 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #16,036 | #12,877 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,831 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #14,117 | #11,285 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #12,617 | #12,719 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #15,854 | #8,978 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,365 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,069 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,243 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,255 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,167 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,542 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,542 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,469 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #3,856 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,854 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,476 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,287 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,227 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | — | #2,448 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,735 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,260 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,614 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,649 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,235 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,004 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,307 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,940 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,182 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,373 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,654 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,909 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | — | #2,111 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,232 |
| 1924 | 21 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | — | #2,259 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,682 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,057 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,778 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #4,257 | #1,769 |
| 1916 | 29 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | — | #1,520 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | #3,347 | #1,525 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,937 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,598 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #859 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #851 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #980 |