US rank #5971 Unisex name Peak 1992 813 births

Estee — #5971 US unisex name

813 babies named Estee in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s111970s1301980s1911990s1472000s1242010s1322020s68
#5971
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Estee was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

29 babies were named Estee in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estee

The Social Security Administration has registered 813 babies named Estee between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Estee currently holds the #5971 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Estee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 43 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Estee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Estee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 813 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Estee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

813

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1992

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#5,971

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Estee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
29
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Estee popularity over time — boys

43 total births recorded since 1917 (Estee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
4.555.566.577.5 19551940193219271924192319221917 5

Estee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
191 births that decade — 23% of Estee's all-time total
1910s101920s111970s1301980s1911990s1472000s1242010s1322020s68

Estee by state

Where Estee concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Estee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
41 5.0%
#2 California
30 3.7%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
New York share of Estee's total US births 5.0%
Even split

41 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estee?
813 babies have been named Estee since 1917. It currently ranks #5971 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 29 births.
When was Estee most popular?
Estee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Estee most popular?
The top states for the name Estee are New York (41 births), California (30 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Estee a unisex name?
Yes, Estee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 813 births, and as a boy's name it has 43 births.
How long has the name Estee been used?
Estee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Estee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esther, Estelle, Estella, Estrella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.