Total births
73
Girls' name · since 1914
Esterlene
Esterlene has 73 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 73
- total births
- 1914–1951
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
73 girls have been named Esterlene since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Esterlene has 73 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1951.
- 73 total births
- 1914–1951 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
73 girls have been named Esterlene since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1951.
- 73
- total births
- 1914–1951
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Esterlene was born in this single decade.
1938
Single peak year
10 babies were named Esterlene in 1938 - its busiest year on record.
Esterlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esterlene's full recorded timeline at 1932, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esterlene at a glance
Last recorded 1951Peak year
1938
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Esterlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1951
- Peak year (1938)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Esterlene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Esterlene's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Esterlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esterlene? ▼
73 babies have been named Esterlene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1938 with 10 births.
When was Esterlene most popular? ▼
Esterlene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Esterlene been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Esterlene since 1914 -- 38 years through the most recent 1951 data.
What names are similar to Esterlene? ▼
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.
What to do with Esterlene's data
- Esterlene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Esterlene
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Esterlene
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Compare Esterlene side by side: Esterlene vs Esther Esterlene vs Estelle Esterlene vs Estella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Esterlene: Baby Name Since 1914 - 73 Births, Peak 1938." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esterlene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Esterlene 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 June 2026.