Estill — boys' name

What the Data Says About Estill

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,246 babies named Estill between 1883 and 1993, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Estill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estill performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Estill shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 837 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Estill in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estill 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 1,246 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.