Unisex name · since 1887
Estes
Estes has 545 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 545
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Estes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 545 recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estes has been recorded 545 times among boys since 1887, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2024.
- #7,483 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 545 born since 1887
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estes ranks #7,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 545 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 545
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Estes's 545 recorded births place it above 83.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Estes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Estes's full recorded timeline at 1932, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Estes popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2024
- Peak year (1916)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Estes popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1913 (Estes as girls' name)
Estes by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (147 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Estes's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Estes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
147 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 147 births (27% of all-time use).
How Estes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Estes's total volume
Estes by state
Where Estes concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
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What to do with Estes's data
- Estes's decade-level peak was the 1910s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Estess (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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 Estes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1887–2024 (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 Estes 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.