Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Esta

#2,655 most common girls' name of all time · #4,532 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,655
Rank overall
#4,532 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
122 of 146
All-time
4,466
Since 2016
51
Peak year
1920 #672
Best rank
#376 1891
Girls Boys peak 117/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Esta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 9 — 9 #10,111
2024 8 — 8 #11,131
2022 6 — 6 #13,602
2020 8 — 8 #11,096
2019 10 — 10 #9,744
2017 10 — 10 #9,950
2014 8 — 8 #11,937
2013 9 — 9 #11,010
2011 5 — 5 #16,775
2010 5 — 5 #17,001
2006 5 — 5 #17,177
1999 5 — 5 #14,419
1994 8 — 8 #9,592
1993 6 — 6 #11,789
1991 5 — 5 #13,159
1988 5 — 5 #11,813
1987 10 — 10 #6,793
1986 7 — 7 #8,534
1985 8 — 8 #7,572
1983 5 — 5 #10,290
1982 5 — 5 #10,532
1981 6 — 6 #9,126
1980 6 — 6 #9,107
1979 9 — 9 #6,703
1978 9 — 9 #6,395
1976 7 — 7 #7,308
1975 9 — 9 #5,987
1974 11 — 11 #5,022
1973 5 — 5 #8,441
1972 9 — 9 #5,485
1971 12 — 12 #4,538
1970 11 — 11 #4,769
1969 9 — 9 #5,067
1968 8 — 8 #5,150
1967 11 — 11 #4,066
1966 10 — 10 #4,208
1965 18 — 18 #2,946
1964 17 — 17 #3,114
1963 14 — 14 #3,465
1962 14 — 14 #3,442
1961 18 — 18 #2,960
1960 24 — 24 #2,434
1959 19 — 19 #2,683
1958 26 — 26 #2,210
1957 24 — 24 #2,281
1956 27 — 27 #2,103
1955 33 — 33 #1,841
1954 22 — 22 #2,298
1953 45 — 45 #1,461
1952 29 — 29 #1,862
1951 45 — 45 #1,398
1950 39 — 39 #1,481
1949 34 — 34 #1,607
1948 49 — 49 #1,316
1947 36 — 36 #1,579
1946 43 — 43 #1,319
1945 44 — 44 #1,192
1944 37 — 37 #1,316
1943 53 — 53 #1,103
1942 43 — 43 #1,212
1941 45 — 45 #1,105
1940 63 — 63 #906
1939 47 — 47 #1,041
1938 47 — 47 #1,046
1937 46 — 46 #1,053
1936 64 — 64 #848
1935 46 — 46 #1,020
1934 70 — 70 #804
1933 56 — 56 #905
1932 62 — 62 #893
1931 61 — 61 #880
1930 65 — 65 #898
1929 70 — 70 #849
1928 69 — 69 #881
1927 74 — 74 #856
1926 75 6 81 #856
1925 95 — 95 #758
1924 87 5 92 #800
1923 98 — 98 #738
1922 85 — 85 #790
1921 102 — 102 #730
1920 117 — 117 #672
1919 89 5 94 #746
1918 105 — 105 #703
1917 113 — 113 #639
1916 104 6 110 #671
1915 96 — 96 #671
1914 90 — 90 #599
1913 83 — 83 #564
1912 70 — 70 #576
1911 51 — 51 #598
1910 49 — 49 #596
1909 48 — 48 #555
1908 50 — 50 #516
1907 47 — 47 #524
1906 51 — 51 #480
1905 42 — 42 #530
1904 44 — 44 #496
1903 36 — 36 #542
1902 56 — 56 #413
1901 33 — 33 #534
1900 56 — 56 #450
1899 44 — 44 #440
1898 38 — 38 #504
1897 41 — 41 #459
1896 37 — 37 #482
1895 44 — 44 #430
1894 47 — 47 #407
1893 32 — 32 #481
1892 28 — 28 #521
1891 45 — 45 #376
1890 22 — 22 #563
1889 36 — 36 #409
1888 24 — 24 #521
1887 24 — 24 #462
1886 23 — 23 #456
1885 14 — 14 #589
1884 14 — 14 #568
1883 10 — 10 #627
1882 10 — 10 #609
1881 8 5 13 #644
1880 9 — 9 #599