Esther

Meaning and origin of Esther

Popularity of Esther in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2005.
• Over recent years, Esther has been stable (+0.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Esther every 15 schools, all spellings combined.

Esther in English-speaking countries

Esther ranks 87^th in New Zealand, 132^nd in United States and 151^st in England and Wales, against 291^st in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  87^th girls’ name132 babies in 3 years1 girl in 318+3.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  132^nd girls’ name6,523 babies in 3 years1 girl in 741+4.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  151^st girls’ name1,014 babies in 3 years1 girl in 757+4.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  193^rd girls’ name167 babies in 3 years1 girl in 925+2.3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  235^th girls’ name42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 945

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  230^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,133

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  248^th girls’ name50 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,297

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  456^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,752

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ester (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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