Recorded 1916–1938 Girls' name Peak 1935 88 births

Esteen — girls' name

88 babies named Esteen in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s491930s21
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Esteen was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

9 babies were named Esteen in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esteen

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Esteen between 1916 and 1938, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esteen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esteen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Esteen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esteen 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 88 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.

Esteen at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

88

Since 1916

23 years of records

Peak year

1935

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1916

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1938

Esteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1916

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1935)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Esteen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 56% of Esteen's all-time total
1910s181920s491930s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esteen?
88 babies have been named Esteen since 1916. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1935 with 9 births.
When was Esteen most popular?
Esteen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Esteen been used?
Esteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 23 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Esteen?
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.

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, 1916–1938 (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.