Recorded 1961–1981 Girls' name Peak 1961 16 births

Maryesther — girls' name

16 babies named Maryesther in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111980s5

The verdict

16 girls have been named Maryesther since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1981.

16
total births
1961–1981
years on record
1960s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Maryesther was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maryesther in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryesther

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Maryesther between 1961 and 1981, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryesther currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryesther performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maryesther shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryesther 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 16 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.

Maryesther at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

16

Since 1961

21 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1961

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1981

Maryesther popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1961

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 198119651961 6

Maryesther by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Maryesther's all-time total
1960s111980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryesther?
16 babies have been named Maryesther since 1961. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Maryesther most popular?
Maryesther was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Maryesther been used?
Maryesther has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 21 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Maryesther?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.