Name
ESTHER

Name ESTHER

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 356,902 births of Esther in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,513 births of children bearing the first name Esther per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 3,955 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Esther   
In Italiano Nome Esther   
Available variant : Esthér
Variations : Esta , Ester , Estér , Estera , Esteri , Hester


Information about the first name Esther

We celebrate Esther on July 1st
The first name Esther is listed in our categories :The first name Esther has been assigned to:
0.09% to boys
99.91% to girls
The country where the first name Esther is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Esther

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Esther : Eshter, Estehr, Hester, Tesher, Theres, Therés

Esther in Japanese *

Romajiesutaa
Katakanaエスター
Hiraganaえすたー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Esther in Japanese
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Esther in sign language

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Esther in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Esther

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר‎ (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /⁠star-⁠/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫‎ (stl /⁠star⁠/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪‎ (stʾlk /⁠stārag⁠/, “star”), Persian ستاره‎ (setâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish estêre), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר‎ (ʿištār)).
Alternative forms src :
  • Ester
Anagrams src :
  • Ehrets, Hester, ethers, there's, theres, threes
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕsʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈɛstə/
  • (General American) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɛstɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: ester
Proper noun src :
  • Esther
  • A female given name from Persian.
  • A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  • The heroine of the Book of Esther.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Estherville
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Essie, Hester, Hettie, Hetty
  • Vanessa
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/
Proper noun src :
  • Esther f
  • Esther
  • the book of Esther
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Esther
General
Anagrams src :
  • hêtres
Proper noun src :
  • Esther f
  • a female given name, variant of Ester
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /esˈteɾ/ [esˈt̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: Es‧ther
Proper noun src :
  • Esther m
  • the book of Esther
Latin
Etymology src :
  • From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר‎ (ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /⁠star-⁠/, “star”) or from עִשְׁתָּר‎ (ʿištār, “Ishtar”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (stl /⁠star⁠/, “star”), [script needed] (stʾlk' /⁠stārag⁠/, “star”), Modern Persian ستاره‎ (setâre, “star”).
Alternative forms src :
  • Hester
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.tʰeːr/, [ˈɛs̠t̪ʰeːr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ter/, [ˈɛst̪er]
Proper noun src :
  • Esthēr f (indeclinable) or Esther f sg (genitive Esthēris); third declension
  • Esther
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר‎.
Alternative forms src :
  • Ester
  • Hester (possibly)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Es‧ther
Proper noun src :
  • Esther f
  • (biblical) the Book of Esther
  • (biblical) Esther, the main character of the Book of Esther
  • a female given name
DK Danish
Proper noun src :
  • Esther
  • a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester
DE German
Proper noun src :
  • Esther
  • Esther (biblical character)
  • the book of Esther
  • a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester
 

Popularity of the name Esther

Number of ESTHER births per year

Popularity of the name Esther
Popularity of the name Esther

Total births of Esther by country

Births with the first name Esther
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
163
261,762
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
126
18,618
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
0
17,997
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
40
11,392
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
8,113
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
0
7,782
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
0
4,723
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
4,534
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
3,568
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
3,136
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
2,579
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
1,688
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
0
1,426
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
2
1,399
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
1,192
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
1,184
NONorway
1945 - 2022
0
1,039
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1
882
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
0
835
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
3
697
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
0
625
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
0
498
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
0
412
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
339
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
66
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
40
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
37
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
0
4
Popularity of the name Esther

Total births of Esther by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Esther
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
0
2,034
MXMexico
2021
0
334
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
311
DKDenmark
2022
0
292
FRFrance
2022
0
221
SESweden
2022
0
174
DEGermany
2022
0
153
CLChili
2021
0
62
ONOntario
2019
0
49
BEBelgium
2022
0
43
NLNetherlands
2022
0
41
NZNew Zealand
2022
0
36
ITItaly
2021
0
35
ATAustria
2021
0
34
QCQuebec
2022
0
31
ABAlberta
2022
0
22
NONorway
2022
0
22
IEIreland
2022
0
20
BCBritish Columbia
2022
0
18
ARArgentina
2015
0
11
CHSwitzerland
2021
0
9
PLPoland
2022
0
2
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
0
1

Comments on the name Esther

Personalities with the first name Esther

There are 145 personalities with the first name Esther

Esther Duflo src

United states of america France
Professor Economist

Esther Williams (Esther Jane Williams) src

United states of america
Actor Television actor Film actor Swimmer Autobiographer

Etty Hillesum src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Writer Teacher Biographer Diarist

Gretchen Whitmer (Gretchen Esther Whitmer) src

United states of america
Politician Prosecutor Lawyer

Yvette Guilbert (Emma Laure Esther Guilbert) src

France
Actor Composer Singer Songwriter Art model Stage actor Film actor

Esther Brand src

South africa
Athletics competitor

Esther Ofarim src

Israel
Actor Singer Film actor

Ester Dean (Esther Renay Dean) src

United states of america
Film actor Recording artist Actor Composer Singer Record producer Songwriter Rapper

Esther Mcvey src

United kingdom
Businessperson Politician Television presenter

Esther Vergeer src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Basketball player Wheelchair tennis player


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Esther
Full list of personalities with the first name Esther

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Esther

There are 1021 actors and actresses with the first name Esther
Esther Garrel
Esther Huang
Esther Liu
Esther Yang
Esther Nubiola
Esther Adler
Esther Seibt
Esther Kuhn
Esther Ku
Esther Wolffhardt
Esther Anderson
Esther Roling
Esther Ter Horst
Esther Cañadas
Esther Zimmering
Esther Rinaldi
Esther Ramos
Esther Hall
Esther Schweins
Esther Uria
Esther Hart
Esther Luna
Esther Arroyo
Esther Coles
Esther Francksen
Esther Mcvey
Esther Duller
Esther Esche
Esther Roord
Esther Drente

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Esther
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Esther

Rankings of first name ESTHER by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name ESTHER (male) births over the last year available in each country
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#20DK Denmark2022
#65SE Sweden2022
#115NZ New Zealand2022
#140US United State of America2022
#158AB Alberta2022
#166GB United Kingdom2021
#185CL Chili2021
#186BC British Columbia2022
#194NO Norway2022
#200AT Austria2021
#206QC Quebec2022
#209MX Mexico2021
#228IE Ireland2022
#238BE Belgium2022
#238ON Ontario2019
#283FR France2022
#348NL Netherlands2022
#360DE Germany2022
#405IT Italy2021
#543AR Argentina2015
#770CH Switzerland2021
#952PL Poland2022
#2814CZ Czechoslovakia2016
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