Ester is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ester in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Ester
Ester has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 270 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1326 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Ester is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ester
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Ester per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ester in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ester has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 270 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1326 in 2022. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ester is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ester include: Ester Ledecká — Ester Ledecká is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier.; Ester (footballer) — Ester Aparecida dos Santos, commonly known mononymously as Ester, is a Brazilian former footballer.; Ester Expósito — Ester Expósito Gayoso is a Spanish actress..
Ester does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Esters in the wild.
13
UK babies named Ester (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 270 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ester
Likely around 1 other Ester in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ester
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ester Ledecká is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Ledecká won gold medals in the super-G in alpine skiing and in the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding, becoming the first person to not only compete in the Winter Olympics using two different types of equipment (skis and snowboard) but to go further and win two gold medals and do so at the same Winter Olympics.
Ester Aparecida dos Santos, commonly known mononymously as Ester, is a Brazilian former footballer. She played as a "volante" (defensive midfielder) for clubs including Chelsea of the English FA WSL and BV Cloppenburg of the German Frauen-Bundesliga.
Ester Hernández is an American Chicana visual artist recognized for her prints and pastels focusing on farm worker rights, cultural, political, and Chicana feminist issues. Hernández was an activist in the Chicano Arts Movement in the 1960's and also made art pieces that focus on issues of social justice, civil rights, women's rights, and the Farm Worker Movement.
Ruth Ester Elisabet Ellqvist was a Swedish artist, model and wife of John Bauer, who was a painter and illustrator. She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and spent one year studying art in southern Germany and Italy with her husband.
Ester Rachel Fuchs is an American academic. She is Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Ester Ståhlberg, née Elfving was a Finnish writer and educator and the first First Lady of Finland. She was the wife of president Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg.