Ester

“Variant of Esther — Possibly related to the Persian word for star, or to Ishtar” — Hebrew via Greek origin

Girl's name · #1570 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Ester has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #367 (1905) · 16,265 babies named Ester all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #33 in Sweden (2025) · #34 in Czechia (2025) · #49 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Esters

Among 490 notable people named Ester:

Artists & writers appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ester Dean, American singer and songwriter.

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