Hester

Boy · recorded 1893–1970

  • 1970last recorded
  • 1900best year

Most popular in 1900.

Last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hester.

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Its story

Popularity since 1893

0306018931912193219511970

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Hester, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189345
189841
189947
190060
190156
190447
190734
190839
190930
191046
191131
191219
191331
191414
191525
191627
191713
191813
191919
192017
192116
192211
192315
192411
192519
192612
19279
19286
192914
193011
193113
193213
193313
193418
19355
193610
19377
193813
194011
19417
19436
19447
19455
19464
19473
19496
19503
19533
19542
19553
19703

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hester isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1970
5
Rank in 1970
#4,724
How rare
1 in 371,645 boys
Since 1893
537

Hester was last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1900, at 60 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hester doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.