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.

Esther

#152 most common girls' name of all time · #294 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#152
Rank overall
#294 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
272,206
Since 2016
19,542
Peak year
1918 #38
Best rank
#28 1896
Girls Boys peak 6,588/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Esther 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 2,277 — 2,277 #119
2024 2,220 — 2,220 #130
2023 2,026 — 2,026 #138
2022 2,088 5 2,093 #138
2021 1,847 — 1,847 #153
2020 1,832 5 1,837 #148
2019 1,732 — 1,732 #165
2018 1,860 — 1,860 #151
2017 1,836 — 1,836 #165
2016 1,814 — 1,814 #182
2015 1,625 — 1,625 #203
2014 1,669 — 1,669 #199
2013 1,440 7 1,447 #222
2012 1,344 — 1,344 #237
2011 1,356 — 1,356 #233
2010 1,259 6 1,265 #260
2009 1,254 — 1,254 #260
2008 1,282 — 1,282 #267
2007 1,261 — 1,261 #272
2006 1,158 — 1,158 #287
2005 1,203 — 1,203 #272
2004 1,114 — 1,114 #294
2003 1,103 — 1,103 #283
2002 1,059 — 1,059 #296
2001 1,072 — 1,072 #293
2000 982 — 982 #323
1999 994 — 994 #310
1998 941 — 941 #321
1997 935 — 935 #315
1996 890 — 890 #317
1995 924 — 924 #300
1994 958 — 958 #287
1993 907 9 916 #299
1992 948 8 956 #291
1991 935 8 943 #298
1990 983 7 990 #283
1989 903 11 914 #289
1988 913 — 913 #276
1987 849 8 857 #288
1986 861 8 869 #284
1985 859 7 866 #288
1984 884 9 893 #271
1983 860 7 867 #273
1982 935 9 944 #267
1981 913 6 919 #272
1980 842 — 842 #295
1979 766 7 773 #312
1978 716 — 716 #320
1977 767 — 767 #310
1976 658 6 664 #336
1975 716 — 716 #320
1974 728 6 734 #314
1973 746 — 746 #312
1972 691 — 691 #332
1971 785 — 785 #332
1970 726 — 726 #348
1969 707 — 707 #337
1968 730 — 730 #322
1967 761 — 761 #314
1966 869 5 874 #290
1965 966 9 975 #280
1964 1,025 7 1,032 #285
1963 1,123 — 1,123 #263
1962 1,252 7 1,259 #252
1961 1,317 — 1,317 #237
1960 1,361 — 1,361 #234
1959 1,356 7 1,363 #234
1958 1,345 5 1,350 #226
1957 1,480 — 1,480 #217
1956 1,510 10 1,520 #209
1955 1,569 5 1,574 #201
1954 1,633 — 1,633 #193
1953 1,613 7 1,620 #192
1952 1,712 — 1,712 #179
1951 1,808 — 1,808 #169
1950 1,740 8 1,748 #162
1949 1,793 8 1,801 #161
1948 1,847 — 1,847 #155
1947 1,842 9 1,851 #162
1946 1,778 7 1,785 #151
1945 1,467 5 1,472 #160
1944 1,612 11 1,623 #152
1943 1,758 10 1,768 #151
1942 1,832 11 1,843 #142
1941 1,810 16 1,826 #138
1940 1,900 15 1,915 #131
1939 2,110 15 2,125 #117
1938 2,132 22 2,154 #120
1937 2,156 13 2,169 #116
1936 2,253 15 2,268 #107
1935 2,542 19 2,561 #94
1934 2,579 19 2,598 #91
1933 2,676 27 2,703 #88
1932 2,959 19 2,978 #82
1931 3,034 25 3,059 #79
1930 3,350 22 3,372 #77
1929 3,587 20 3,607 #71
1928 4,096 29 4,125 #66
1927 4,327 23 4,350 #65
1926 4,453 20 4,473 #62
1925 4,726 20 4,746 #56
1924 5,258 15 5,273 #51
1923 5,315 13 5,328 #47
1922 5,474 21 5,495 #44
1921 5,926 12 5,938 #42
1920 6,068 17 6,085 #39
1919 6,248 17 6,265 #38
1918 6,574 14 6,588 #38
1917 6,281 17 6,298 #38
1916 6,421 26 6,447 #34
1915 6,321 16 6,337 #33
1914 4,654 14 4,668 #35
1913 4,090 10 4,100 #32
1912 3,569 17 3,586 #33
1911 2,676 13 2,689 #34
1910 2,378 11 2,389 #38
1909 2,185 11 2,196 #37
1908 2,187 8 2,195 #36
1907 2,062 10 2,072 #37
1906 2,065 5 2,070 #33
1905 1,993 10 2,003 #34
1904 1,957 5 1,962 #32
1903 1,883 6 1,889 #34
1902 1,833 — 1,833 #35
1901 1,844 10 1,854 #33
1900 2,017 6 2,023 #39
1899 1,823 — 1,823 #29
1898 2,047 7 2,054 #31
1897 1,911 7 1,918 #28
1896 1,964 6 1,970 #28
1895 1,803 16 1,819 #31
1894 1,654 7 1,661 #36
1893 1,382 5 1,387 #39
1892 824 5 829 #67
1891 710 — 710 #66
1890 619 6 625 #75
1889 553 — 553 #75
1888 572 — 572 #77
1887 431 — 431 #79
1886 396 — 396 #85
1885 320 — 320 #93
1884 291 — 291 #99
1883 260 — 260 #100
1882 266 — 266 #97
1881 189 — 189 #105
1880 198 — 198 #104