Esther: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced ES-ter · 2 syllables

Esther means “star”, from Persian and Hebrew.

From Ancient Greek (Esther), from Biblical Hebrew (ester).

How popular is Esther?

Esther was the #119 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,277 babies. It’s rising: up 41% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1890.

Babies named Esther in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1890).

Half of US adults named Esther are older than 55; most are between 20 and 88. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Esther have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Esther means “star”. It comes from Persian and Hebrew.

Esther is pronounced ES-ter.

Esther was the #119 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,277 babies. It’s rising: up 41% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1890.

Half of US adults named Esther are older than 55. Most are between 20 and 88.