The first name Ester

In 2025, 20 girls were named Ester, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 24 births (#1,326).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ester with other names.

In 2025, 134 girls born in the United States were named Ester, the 1,574th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 281 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Ester Ledecká
  Czech snowboarder and skier, born 1995
• Ester Mägi
  Estonian composer (1922-2021)
• Ester Boserup
  Danish economist (1910–1999)
• Ester
  Brazilian association football player, born 1982
• Ester Geislerová
  Czech actress, born 1984
• Ester Tuiksoo
  Estonian politician (born 1965)
• Ester Capella i Farré
  Catalan politician, born 1963
• Ester Toivonen
  Finnish model (1914–1979)
• Esther Fahmy Wissa
  Egyptian suffragette and women's rights activist (1895-1990)

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Ester?

Ester comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Ester?

In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Ester, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 2022, with 24 births.

Is Ester a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 95% of the 17,156 US babies named Ester since 1880 were girls.

When was Ester most popular?

1925 in the United States, when 281 babies were named Ester, its highest rank at 411th.

What name is Ester a form of?

Ester is a form of Esther.

Is Ester also a surname?

Yes. Ester is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.