Esther in the US

  1. #349 Marcia
  2. #350 Tamara
  3. #351 Ruby
  4. #352 Edwin
  5. #353 Esther
  6. #354 Eva
  7. #355 Josephine
  8. #356 Melvin
  9. #357 Brent
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Biblical name, borne by a Jewish captive who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Her Hebrew name was Hadassah ‘myrtle’, and the form Esther is said to be a Persian translation of this, although others derive it from Persian stara ‘star’. It may also be a Hebrew form of the name of the Persian goddess Ishtar. According to the book of the Bible that bears her name, Esther managed, by her perception and persuasion, to save large numbers of the Jews from the evil machinations of the royal counsellor Haman. See also Hester.
353rd in the U.S. for 2011

Nicknames & variations

Quick facts

Tens of Thousands
of people in the U.S have this name
167,130
to be exact (as of February 2011)
200,665
if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
New York
has the most people named Esther per capita
1911
marked the height of its popularity
99.98%
0.02%
52%
55+
21%
30-54
10%
13-29
17%
0-12

Top state populations

U.S. Distribution Map

Esther is most likely to live in California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania

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