Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1920
Esthel
12 babies named Esthel in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1920–1924
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Esthel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1920.
Esthel has 12 recorded births among girls since 1920, 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 1920 to 1924.
- 12 total births
- 1920–1924 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Esthel since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1924.
- 12
- total births
- 1920–1924
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Esthel was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
7 babies were named Esthel in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Esthel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Esthel splits its recorded history at 1924: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Esthel at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Esthel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1924
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Esthel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Esthel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Esthel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esthel? ▼
12 babies have been named Esthel since 1920. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Esthel most popular? ▼
Esthel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Esthel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Esthel since 1920 -- 5 years through the most recent 1924 data.
What names are similar to Esthel? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Esthel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–1924 (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. "Esthel: Baby Name Since 1920 - 12 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/esthel. 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 Esthel 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 July 2026.