Unisex name · since 1896
Estle
676 babies named Estle in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 676
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
676 boys have been named Estle since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estle has been recorded 676 times among boys since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1960.
- #6,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 676 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estle ranks #6,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 676 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 676
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Estle's 676 recorded births place it above 85.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Estle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Estle splits its recorded history at 1931: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Estle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1960
- Peak year (1920)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Estle popularity over time - girls
80 total births recorded since 1897 (Estle as girls' name)
Estle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (218 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Estle's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Estle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
164 births
- 1920s
1920s
218 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 218 births (32% of all-time use).
How Estle 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 Estle's total volume
Estle by state
Where Estle concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 70 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 28 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
70 of 676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Estle's data
- Estle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Estles (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1896–1960 (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 Estle 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.