Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Esta

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Esta
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

117

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

93.2%

2024

All-time

4,430

Esta has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 117 girls were named Esta.

In 2024, only 8 girls were given the name.

Down 93.2% from its peak.

All told, about 4,430 Americans have been named Esta and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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