Girls name
Esther
Esther is a girls' name given to 230,109 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 6,572 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in North Dakota in 1915.
Which states favor Esther
Esther by state
Top states by all-time births named Esther. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 31,026 | #15 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 19,217 | #117 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 19,100 | #188 (2025) |
| 4 | Texas | 14,517 | #215 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 11,754 | #220 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 10,692 | #212 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 8,267 | #170 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 8,041 | #11 (2025) |
| 9 | Indiana | 6,528 | #100 (2025) |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 6,030 | #202 (2025) |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 5,712 | #108 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 5,551 | #241 (2025) |
| 13 | Minnesota | 4,834 | #120 (2025) |
| 14 | Florida | 4,761 | #146 (2025) |
| 15 | Missouri | 4,719 | #124 (2025) |
| 16 | Iowa | 4,371 | #155 (2025) |
| 17 | Virginia | 4,050 | #201 (2025) |
| 18 | Kansas | 3,611 | #186 (2025) |
| 19 | Maryland | 3,526 | #121 (2025) |
| 20 | Washington | 3,470 | #103 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).