Esther

Girl Persian #138 in 2023

Esther is a girl name of Persian origin.

Meaning of Esther

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. From Ἐσθήρ, from אֶסְתֵּר. Has been connected to 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (whence ts=star, ts=stārag, ), from h₂stḗr (if so, a distant ); or else to 𒀭𒈹.

Popularity of Esther

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,026 births in 2023

1880 2023

266,706 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

6,574 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.