Over the past 110 years, 33 boys and 217 762 girls have been named Esther. The name Esther ranks 7911th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Esther in 1927. The peak of popularity of the name Esther came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.