Esta

#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 1926 at #3,708
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1891 · 45 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,439
since 1880

Esta over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Esta has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #372, 1891girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#10,1079—
2024#11,1228—
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2022#13,5926—
2021——
2020#11,0908—
2019#9,73610—
2018——
2017#9,94310—
2016——
2015——
2014#11,9318—
2013#11,0009—
2012——
2011#16,7645—
2010#16,9925—
2009——
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2006#17,1685—
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1999#14,4115—
1998——
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1994#9,5868—
1993#11,7806—
1992——
1991#13,1475—
1990——
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1988#11,7985—
1987#6,78810—
1986#8,5237—
1985#7,5638—
1984——
1983#10,2755—
1982#10,5175—
1981#9,1106—
1980#9,0956—
1979#6,6969—
1978#6,3859—
1977——
1976#7,2967—
1975#5,9849—
1974#5,01111—
1973#8,4235—
1972#5,4809—
1971#4,53412—
1970#4,76111—
1969#5,0579—
1968#5,1478—
1967#4,05311—
1966#4,19810—
1965#2,93818—
1964#3,10817—
1963#3,45814—
1962#3,43814—
1961#2,95718—
1960#2,43224—
1959#2,67819—
1958#2,20926—
1957#2,27624—
1956#2,10327—
1955#1,83933—
1954#2,29522—
1953#1,46045—
1952#1,86129—
1951#1,39645—
1950#1,47439—
1949#1,60334—
1948#1,31349—
1947#1,57636—
1946#1,31843—
1945#1,18744—
1944#1,31537—
1943#1,10353—
1942#1,20643—
1941#1,10145—
1940#90663—
1939#1,03947—
1938#1,04547—
1937#1,04846—
1936#84764—
1935#1,01846—
1934#80470—
1933#90456—
1932#89162—
1931#87661—
1930#89465—
1929#84970—
1928#88169—
1927#85674—
1926#85475#3,7086
1925#75895—
1924#79787#4,3475
1923#73598—
1922#78985—
1921#728102—
1920#671117—
1919#74389#4,1685
1918#702105—
1917#639113—
1916#667104#3,5166
1915#66996—
1914#59990—
1913#56183—
1912#57670—
1911#59451—
1910#59349—
1909#55248—
1908#51150—
1907#52147—
1906#47751—
1905#52842—
1904#49344—
1903#53936—
1902#41256—
1901#53033—
1900#44956—
1899#43844—
1898#50238—
1897#45841—
1896#47837—
1895#42644—
1894#40747—
1893#47332—
1892#51028—
1891#37245—
1890#55822—
1889#40536—
1888#51224—
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1885#57614—
1884#55614—
1883#61510—
1882#59610—
1881#6238#8665
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Esta was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1977, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Esta is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMINew York: #498 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMOKentucky: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,146 girlsKYWest Virginia: #307 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,623 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,329 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedHITexas: #731 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,842 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Esta, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#307 · 1 in 2,623
  2. Oklahoma#397 · 1 in 3,329
  3. Kentucky#440 · 1 in 5,146
  4. New York#498 · 1 in 9,100
  5. Texas#731 · 1 in 7,842

Best ever in a state: #166 in West Virginia, 1914.

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StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#30771 in 2,623
Oklahoma#39761 in 3,329
Kentucky#44051 in 5,146
New York#49891 in 9,100
Texas#73171 in 7,842
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Esta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,015 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,107)
  • 983 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #10,107)
  • Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1891 (#558 → #372)
  • Biggest drop: 214 spots in 1935 (#804 → #1,018)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1891 at #372 (45 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 63 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1934
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,122
  • Highest: 1 in 4,122 girls born in 1891 were named Esta (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.6% of all girls named Esta (872) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s172#405 (1889)#537
1890s378#372 (1891)#462
1900s463#412 (1902)#501
1910s850#561 (1913)#634
1920s872#671 (1920)#792
1930s564#804 (1934)#937
1940s447#906 (1940)#1,263
1950s309#1,396 (1951)#1,959
1960s143#2,432 (1960)#3,679
1970s82#4,534 (1971)#6,063
1980s52#6,788 (1987)#9,209
1990s24#9,586 (1994)#12,231
2000s5#17,168 (2006)#17,168
2010s47#9,736 (2019)#12,728
2020s31#10,107 (2025)#11,478

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Esta in 1936

girls
#847
64 births · 1 in 16,256 girls

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #847Esta64
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 16,256 of them was named Esta, which outranked 82.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Esta
  1. #840Nella65
  2. #840Ruthann65
  3. #840Vina65
  4. #847Esta64
  5. #847Beverlee64
  6. #847Edward64
  7. #847Mayme64
  8. #853Aida63
  9. #853Annamae63
  10. #853Carmelita63

Tied with 5 names at #847; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →