Hester

Girl name

Hester has been given to 14,764 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɛstɚ/

From the Latin form of Esther.

Origin: Persian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,764

Peak year

1918 (407 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

96% girls / 4% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hester.

14,673 babies since 1880

14,857 babies since 1880

14,559 babies since 1880

15,018 babies since 1880

15,055 babies since 1880

14,444 babies since 1880

14,198 babies since 1887

14,182 babies since 1880

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