Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Ester

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1925

Peak rank proxy

281

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1881Peak 19252024

Peak year

1925

Decline from peak

49.1%

2024

143

All-time

16,127

Ester 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 1925, when 281 girls were named Ester.

In 2024, only 143 girls were given the name.

Down 49.1% from its peak.

All told, about 16,127 Americans have been named Ester and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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