Esther

Girl · recorded 1880–2025

  • #119in 2025
  • 1 in 705girls in 2025
  • +56%last ten years
  • 4.6×in New Jersey

Most popular in 1896, and up 56% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

04,1288,25518801916195319892025

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Esther, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18802,176
18812,055
18822,466
18832,315
18842,255
18852,405
18862,740
18872,952
18883,202
18893,100
18903,251
18913,828
18923,881
18936,491
18947,420
18957,717
18968,255
18978,160
18987,911
18997,823
19006,728
19017,704
19026,941
19037,188
19047,107
19056,834
19066,993
19076,473
19086,542
19096,293
19105,997
19116,397
19126,395
19136,549
19146,111
19156,425
19166,148
19175,809
19185,679
19195,529
19205,064
19214,806
19224,558
19234,406
19244,210
19253,882
19263,757
19273,629
19283,551
19293,213
19302,975
19312,850
19322,773
19332,655
19342,470
19352,424
19362,166
19372,026
19381,932
19391,924
19401,662
19411,498
19421,356
19431,260
19441,215
19451,122
19461,132
19471,039
19481,088
19491,048
19501,016
19511,004
1952923
1953857
1954841
1955802
1956752
1957724
1958669
1959670
1960673
1961652
1962637
1963583
1964541
1965547
1966514
1967461
1968445
1969419
1970415
1971472
1972454
1973512
1974496
1975491
1976449
1977500
1978467
1979477
1980507
1981547
1982552
1983515
1984525
1985499
1986502
1987488
1988513
1989490
1990518
1991499
1992514
1993501
1994536
1995525
1996508
1997537
1998533
1999560
2000541
2001595
2002589
2003604
2004607
2005651
2006609
2007656
2008678
2009683
2010708
2011771
2012763
2013821
2014934
2015910
20161,024
20171,063
20181,093
20191,032
20201,133
20211,126
20221,273
20231,263
20241,370
20251,417

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. New Jersey 4.6×
  2. Alaska 4.0×
  3. New York 3.7×
  4. South Dakota 2.1×
  5. Oregon 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
2,277
Rank in 2025
#119
How rare
1 in 705 girls
Since 1880
271,234

Most popular in 1896, at 8,255 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 56% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
New Jersey4.6×663
Alaska4.0×27
New York3.7×1,185
South Dakota2.1×25
Oregon1.7×87

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.