Esta
Esta was the 10352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 373rd; the most babies were born in 1920 (117). More babies were named Esta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,352 girls, up 1,066 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,466babies recorded
Esta popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 27 since 1881.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,352 | 9 |
| 2020 | #11,418 | 8 |
| 2010 | #17,860 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #9,432 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,840 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,461 | 24 |
| 1950 | #1,481 | 39 |
| 1940 | #909 | 63 |
| 1930 | #898 | 65 |
| 1920 | #673 | 117 |
| 1910 | #595 | 49 |
| 1900 | #450 | 56 |
| 1890 | #564 | 22 |
| 1880 | #599 | 9 |
How popular is Esta, counting every spelling?
Esta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Esta?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Esta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esta?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Esta are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 58 and 82. That makes Esta a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Esta by state
How common Esta was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (7.4×), Kentucky (3.0×), Oklahoma (3.0×), Texas (2.5×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Esta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Esta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Esta
How popular is the name Esta?
Esta was the 10352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 373rd; the most babies were born in 1920 (117). More babies were named Esta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Esta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Esta in the US.
Where was Esta most popular?
In 1918–1922, Esta was most common in West Virginia (0.62 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma.