Hester
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #4,724
Given to girls 96.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 55 births
- Debut · girls
- 49 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,227since 1880
Hester over time
Rank among girls' names. Hester has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | — | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,354 | 32 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,308 | 27 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,803 | 42 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,683 | 46 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,640 | 47 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,637 | 47 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,396 | 59 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,395 | 58 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,358 | 61 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,298 | 64 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,112 | 80 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #1,057 | 86 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #1,001 | 92 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #1,046 | 81 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,098 | 72 | — | |
| 1950 | #885 | 101 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #872 | 101 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #910 | 91 | — | |
| 1947 | #829 | 112 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #893 | 87 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #749 | 100 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #668 | 123 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #660 | 132 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #679 | 120 | — | |
| 1941 | #655 | 117 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #609 | 132 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #623 | 117 | — | |
| 1938 | #593 | 136 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #615 | 120 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #535 | 148 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #552 | 134 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #506 | 160 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #509 | 157 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #532 | 153 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #472 | 184 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #459 | 214 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #444 | 220 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #466 | 218 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #428 | 262 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #410 | 274 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #378 | 325 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #383 | 317 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #335 | 382 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #355 | 340 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #362 | 337 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #345 | 362 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #335 | 360 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #323 | 394 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #329 | 358 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #311 | 378 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #310 | 359 | #1,505 | 21 |
| 1914 | #298 | 309 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #284 | 275 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #277 | 265 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #272 | 201 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #264 | 212 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #268 | 179 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #258 | 184 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #276 | 159 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #262 | 158 | — | |
| 1905 | #260 | 160 | — | |
| 1904 | #239 | 169 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #250 | 147 | — | |
| 1902 | #235 | 164 | — | |
| 1901 | #229 | 160 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #233 | 183 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #224 | 148 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #233 | 158 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #237 | 140 | — | |
| 1896 | #226 | 150 | — | |
| 1895 | #212 | 164 | — | |
| 1894 | #223 | 143 | — | |
| 1893 | #203 | 155 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #239 | 122 | — | |
| 1891 | #238 | 102 | — | |
| 1890 | #224 | 119 | — | |
| 1889 | #221 | 109 | — | |
| 1888 | #216 | 113 | — | |
| 1887 | #221 | 89 | — | |
| 1886 | #236 | 76 | — | |
| 1885 | #212 | 85 | — | |
| 1884 | #205 | 85 | — | |
| 1883 | #204 | 72 | — | |
| 1882 | #214 | 63 | — | |
| 1881 | #201 | 55 | — | |
| 1880 | #219 | 49 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hester was already there! It came in at #219, and was given to 49 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Hester is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#237 · 1 in 1,460
- West Virginia#266 · 1 in 2,104
- Virginia#295 · 1 in 2,747
- Kentucky#303 · 1 in 2,388
- North Carolina#305 · 1 in 2,690
Best ever in a state: #128 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #237 | 15 | 1 in 1,460 |
| West Virginia | #266 | 9 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Virginia | #295 | 9 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Kentucky | #303 | 12 | 1 in 2,388 |
| North Carolina | #305 | 14 | 1 in 2,690 |
| Tennessee | #412 | 6 | 1 in 4,695 |
| Missouri | #432 | 5 | 1 in 5,594 |
| Mississippi | #457 | 5 | 1 in 4,523 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
| Ohio | #505 | 6 | 1 in 8,784 |
| Texas | #659 | 9 | 1 in 6,678 |
| New York | #708 | 5 | 1 in 17,942 |
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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 Hester
- Biggest jump: 64 spots in 1947 (#893 → #829)
- Biggest drop: 213 spots in 1951 (#885 → #1,098)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #201 (55 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1950
- Highest: 1 in 1,374 girls born in 1893 were named Hester (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #201 in 1881, was only 1 in 1,672 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.9% of all girls named Hester (3,111) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 796 | #201 (1881) | #215 |
| 1890s | 1,401 | #203 (1893) | #226 |
| 1900s | 1,663 | #229 (1901) | #251 |
| 1910s | 3,111 | #264 (1910) | #300 |
| 1920s | 3,037 | #335 (1923) | #391 |
| 1930s | 1,523 | #459 (1930) | #540 |
| 1940s | 1,115 | #609 (1940) | #752 |
| 1950s | 754 | #885 (1950) | #1,165 |
| 1960s | 348 | #1,637 (1960) | #2,095 |
| 1970s | 239 | #2,354 (1970) | #3,152 |
| 1980s | 154 | #3,340 (1981) | #5,283 |
| 1990s | 49 | #6,622 (1993) | #10,056 |
| 2000s | 15 | #15,031 (2000) | #16,141 |
| 2010s | 12 | #12,448 (2019) | #14,720 |
| 2020s | 10 | #14,942 (2025) | #15,068 |
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.
Hester in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 8,663 of them was named Hester, which outranked 87.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 89,167 of them was named Hester, which outranked 49.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,894Wash14
- #1,894Wilbern14
- #1,894Willaim14
- #1,983Hester13
- #1,983Addie13
- #1,983Aldon13
- #1,983Alvester13
- #2,081Adron12
- #2,081Almer12
- #2,081Americo12
Tied with 97 names at #1,983; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.