Girls' name · since 1985
Estera
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Estera, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,290 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
116 babies have been named Estera since 1985, making it today's #12290 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estera has been recorded 116 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #12290 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #25,511 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,290 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estera ranks #25,511 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,290 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 116 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,290 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Estera's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Estera compares
116 27th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Estera's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Estera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Estera's full recorded timeline at 2004, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Estera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Estera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Estera's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Estera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Estera's data
- Estera's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Estera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.