Boys' name · since 1905
Estus
Estus has 188 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1905
- 1930s
- peak decade
Estus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 188 have been recorded since 1905.
Estus has 188 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1956.
- #13,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 188 born since 1905
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estus ranks #13,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1905, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1905
- 1930s
- peak decade
Estus's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Estus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Estus's full recorded timeline at 1929, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Estus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1956
- Peak year (1919)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Estus by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (57 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Estus's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Estus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 57 births (30% of all-time use).
Estus by state
Where Estus concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 188 births nationwide.
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What to do with Estus's data
- Estus's decade-level peak was the 1930s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Estuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Estus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1905–1956 (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 Estus 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.