Ester Name Popularity

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How popular is Ester?

The rare name Ester was the 1,747th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Ester, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 368, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1905.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1925 with 280 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ester was less than 5, most recently in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1889-1892, 1894-1900, 1909-1915, 1916-1919, 1978-1982, and 2001-2005, the name Ester took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1963-1966, and 1970-1973.

Ester became more popular as a girls name in 1881.

Where is the name Ester popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Ester has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ester for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Ester is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Ester (Girl)		Ester (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		116	1,747	< 5	--
2017		129	1,661	< 5	--
2016		111	1,852	< 5	--
2015		111	1,854	< 5	--
2014		115	1,785	< 5	--
2013		122	1,702	< 5	--
2012		117	1,763	< 5	--
2011		122	1,707	< 5	--
2010		119	1,748	< 5	--
2009		92	2,169	< 5	--
2008		137	1,645	< 5	--
2007		103	1,991	< 5	--
2006		95	2,070	< 5	--
2005		118	1,682	< 5	--
2004		86	2,104	< 5	--
2003		96	1,902	< 5	--
2002		98	1,827	< 5	--
2001		79	2,103	< 5	--
2000		102	1,719	< 5	--
1999		91	1,759	< 5	--
1998		78	1,944	< 5	--
1997		76	1,915	< 5	--
1996		71	1,982	< 5	--
1995		74	1,890	< 5	--
1994		79	1,813	< 5	--
1993		68	2,037	< 5	--
1992		68	2,014	< 5	--
1991		80	1,784	< 5	--
1990		67	2,013	< 5	--
1989		81	1,689	< 5	--
1988		70	1,788	< 5	--
1987		59	1,925	< 5	--
1986		79	1,543	< 5	--
1985		64	1,769	6	6,025
1984		56	1,889	< 5	--
1983		72	1,553	< 5	--
1982		93	1,337	< 5	--
1981		79	1,519	< 5	--
1980		72	1,614	5	6,568
1979		74	1,560	< 5	--
1978		53	1,868	< 5	--
1977		64	1,642	< 5	--
1976		60	1,644	< 5	--
1975		62	1,588	< 5	--
1974		80	1,324	5	5,461
1973		70	1,405	< 5	--
1972		86	1,226	< 5	--
1971		106	1,113	7	4,105
1970		89	1,251	< 5	--
1969		84	1,219	5	4,604
1968		79	1,234	< 5	--
1967		89	1,109	6	3,682
1966		89	1,123	< 5	--
1965		119	934	< 5	--
1964		137	887	< 5	--
1963		141	884	< 5	--
1962		140	894	6	3,764
1961		145	896	5	4,258
1960		159	827	< 5	--
1959		148	840	7	3,377
1958		147	841	8	3,116
1957		149	832	8	3,092
1956		164	761	5	4,122
1955		158	756	7	3,293
1954		140	793	16	1,984
1953		182	666	< 5	--
1952		177	666	9	2,739
1951		143	730	17	1,858
1950		177	646	13	2,138
1949		172	629	6	3,446
1948		183	610	15	1,969
1947		171	637	10	2,549
1946		173	599	12	2,188
1945		127	652	9	2,452
1944		157	586	16	1,762
1943		156	603	18	1,725
1942		150	612	10	2,423
1941		140	595	13	2,026
1940		152	562	13	2,016
1939		125	604	13	1,994
1938		139	585	7	2,960
1937		165	511	22	1,464
1936		151	529	17	1,667
1935		158	508	7	3,053
1934		157	514	14	1,960
1933		147	523	16	1,785
1932		163	514	17	1,799
1931		179	478	11	2,372
1930		193	482	20	1,663
1929		207	460	18	1,815
1928		228	454	23	1,580
1927		220	471	24	1,574
1926		263	422	24	1,531
1925		280	413	26	1,469
1924		216	473	20	1,796
1923		230	451	18	1,895
1922		249	420	28	1,411
1921		253	429	16	2,092
1920		226	447	25	1,521
1919		240	420	28	1,362
1918		202	469	25	1,462
1917		175	498	25	1,409
1916		198	453	21	1,565
1915		187	449	22	1,473
1914		134	476	31	1,007
1913		121	452	12	1,609
1912		123	420	13	1,379
1911		101	400	9	1,218
1910		92	411	19	686
1909		69	448	9	1,045
1908		59	469	6	1,270
1907		83	390	< 5	--
1906		65	424	< 5	--
1905		85	368	< 5	--
1904		52	454	< 5	--
1903		44	483	6	1,050
1902		43	481	< 5	--
1901		50	425	< 5	--
1900		72	391	7	1,082
1899		44	440	6	968
1898		55	415	6	1,043
1897		51	409	6	984
1896		43	442	< 5	--
1895		41	444	< 5	--
1894		37	458	< 5	--
1893		36	441	< 5	--
1892		35	462	< 5	--
1891		20	599	6	884
1890		25	527	6	927
1889		18	607	< 5	--
1888		21	555	5	1,081
1887		11	706	< 5	--
1886		16	560	< 5	--
1885		11	669	< 5	--
1884		13	597	< 5	--
1883		9	665	< 5	--
1882		10	611	< 5	--
1881		6	769	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.