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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Estill

Estill was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 945th; the most babies were born in 1919 (43). More babies were named Estill in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191943 babies
Total since 1880
1,253babies recorded

Estill popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1920.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,5675
1970#4,4066
1960#2,24914
1950#2,05714
1940#2,11212
1930#1,57722
1920#1,26033
1910#1,6735
1900#1,2146
1890——
1880——

How popular is Estill, counting every spelling?

Estill has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Estill?

About 300 people born in the US named Estill are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 58 and 79. That makes Estill a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Estill by state

How common Estill was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (32.3×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesKY1.2West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Estill, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Estill: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Estill, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Estill

How popular is the name Estill?

Estill was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 945th; the most babies were born in 1919 (43). More babies were named Estill in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Estill a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 7 girls and 1,246 boys.

Where was Estill most popular?

In 1917–1921, Estill was most common in Kentucky (1.19 per 1,000 boys).