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
- Peak · girls
- 1891 · 45 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,439since 1880
Esta over time
Rank among girls' names. Esta has never cracked the top 300 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 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | — | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | — | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | — | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,839 | 33 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,460 | 45 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,396 | 45 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,474 | 39 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,603 | 34 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,313 | 49 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,576 | 36 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,318 | 43 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,315 | 37 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,103 | 53 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,206 | 43 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,101 | 45 | — | |
| 1940 | #906 | 63 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,039 | 47 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,045 | 47 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,048 | 46 | — | |
| 1936 | #847 | 64 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,018 | 46 | — | |
| 1934 | #804 | 70 | — | |
| 1933 | #904 | 56 | — | |
| 1932 | #891 | 62 | — | |
| 1931 | #876 | 61 | — | |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 | — | |
| 1929 | #849 | 70 | — | |
| 1928 | #881 | 69 | — | |
| 1927 | #856 | 74 | — | |
| 1926 | #854 | 75 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #758 | 95 | — | |
| 1924 | #797 | 87 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #735 | 98 | — | |
| 1922 | #789 | 85 | — | |
| 1921 | #728 | 102 | — | |
| 1920 | #671 | 117 | — | |
| 1919 | #743 | 89 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #702 | 105 | — | |
| 1917 | #639 | 113 | — | |
| 1916 | #667 | 104 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #669 | 96 | — | |
| 1914 | #599 | 90 | — | |
| 1913 | #561 | 83 | — | |
| 1912 | #576 | 70 | — | |
| 1911 | #594 | 51 | — | |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | — | |
| 1909 | #552 | 48 | — | |
| 1908 | #511 | 50 | — | |
| 1907 | #521 | 47 | — | |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | — | |
| 1905 | #528 | 42 | — | |
| 1904 | #493 | 44 | — | |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 | — | |
| 1902 | #412 | 56 | — | |
| 1901 | #530 | 33 | — | |
| 1900 | #449 | 56 | — | |
| 1899 | #438 | 44 | — | |
| 1898 | #502 | 38 | — | |
| 1897 | #458 | 41 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | — | |
| 1894 | #407 | 47 | — | |
| 1893 | #473 | 32 | — | |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | — | |
| 1891 | #372 | 45 | — | |
| 1890 | #558 | 22 | — | |
| 1889 | #405 | 36 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #459 | 24 | — | |
| 1886 | #451 | 23 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#314 · 1 in 2,495
- Oklahoma#497 · 1 in 5,003
- Alabama#534 · 1 in 6,504
- Ohio#558 · 1 in 10,865
- New York#642 · 1 in 16,427
Best ever in a state: #166 in West Virginia, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #314 | 8 | 1 in 2,495 |
| Oklahoma | #497 | 5 | 1 in 5,003 |
| Alabama | #534 | 5 | 1 in 6,504 |
| Ohio | #558 | 5 | 1 in 10,865 |
| New York | #642 | 6 | 1 in 16,427 |
| Texas | #672 | 9 | 1 in 6,644 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1891 at #372 (45 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 63 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1934
- 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%)
- 19.6% of all girls named Esta (872) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 172 | #405 (1889) | #537 |
| 1890s | 378 | #372 (1891) | #462 |
| 1900s | 463 | #412 (1902) | #501 |
| 1910s | 850 | #561 (1913) | #634 |
| 1920s | 872 | #671 (1920) | #792 |
| 1930s | 564 | #804 (1934) | #937 |
| 1940s | 447 | #906 (1940) | #1,263 |
| 1950s | 309 | #1,396 (1951) | #1,959 |
| 1960s | 143 | #2,432 (1960) | #3,679 |
| 1970s | 82 | #4,534 (1971) | #6,063 |
| 1980s | 52 | #6,788 (1987) | #9,209 |
| 1990s | 24 | #9,586 (1994) | #12,231 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,168 (2006) | #17,168 |
| 2010s | 47 | #9,736 (2019) | #12,728 |
| 2020s | 31 | #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 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 15,805 of them was named Esta, which outranked 84.8% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #843Neoma76
- #843Pamela76
- #843Tomasa76
- #854Esta75
- #854Eugene75
- #854Jeanie75
- #854Lyda75
- #862Beatriz74
- #862Eda74
- #862Hazle74
Tied with 7 names at #854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 185,084 of them was named Esta, which outranked 23.3% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,385Yancy7
- #3,385Yoneo7
- #3,385Zed7
- #3,708Esta6
- #3,708Abrom6
- #3,708Ada6
- #3,708Adalberto6
- #4,201Abby5
- #4,201Acey5
- #4,201Add5
Tied with 492 names at #3,708; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.