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Ester

Ester: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“star”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ES-ter · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (95% of all uses)

Form of Esther used in several languages, including Spanish and Portuguese. The name is traditionally linked with the biblical Esther; its deeper origin may relate to Persian or Akkadian forms.

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How popular is Ester?

202443.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ester in 2024143

2024 rank#1,506 girls

Peak year1905

Total US babies since 188017,018

Ester has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ester

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Ester questions

What does the name Ester mean?

Ester means "star". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Esther used in several languages, including Spanish and Portuguese. The name is traditionally linked with the biblical Esther; its deeper origin may relate to Persian or Akkadian forms.

Is Ester a boy or girl name?

Ester is mainly a girl's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ester?

143 US babies were named Ester in 2024. Its peak year was 1905.

How do you pronounce Ester?

Ester is usually pronounced ES-ter.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.