Estus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Estus

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Estus between 1905 and 1956, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Estus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estus performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Estus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Estus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estus 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 188 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.