Hesta vs Hester

Side-by-side comparison of Hesta and Hester — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hesta

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Name B

Hester

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Metric Hesta Hester
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 26 14,222
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 10 394
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hesta Hester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss — 1,663
1910ss — 3,111
1920ss 26 3,037
1930ss — 1,523
1940ss — 1,115
1950ss — 754
1960ss — 348
1970ss — 239
1980ss — 154
1990ss — 49
2000ss — 15
2010ss — 12
2020ss — 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hesta Hester
2019 — 7
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1928.

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