girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Esty

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,176 Trend ↑ Rising 52%
Rank 2025
#2,176
among girls · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Esty · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
89 babies
All-time total
980
#7,629 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Esty popularity over time

980 babies have been named Esty since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 34 3 – #8,410
2000s 136 14 +300% #5,956
2010s 362 36 +166% #2,833
2020s (to 2025) 448 75 +106% #2,140

Where Esty is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 92 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 110 0.07 outside top 500
2030 115 0.07 outside top 500

Where Esty is most popular

Girls named Esty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Esty born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 278 0.702 +1399%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Esty

Esty is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,176 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 980 American babies have been named Esty. Its peak came in 2024, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Esty stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Esty?

The median living Esty is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 1,000 people named Esty are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Esty year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 85 #2,176
2024 89 #2,140
2023 74 #2,429
2022 67 #2,610
2021 65 #2,652
2020 68 #2,533
2019 59 #2,833
2018 41 #3,699
2017 36 #4,090
2016 43 #3,606
2015 39 #3,869
2014 37 #4,035
2013 41 #3,731
2012 22 #5,972
2011 24 #5,607
2010 20 #6,461
2009 23 #5,956
2008 21 #6,415
2007 15 #8,226
2006 12 #9,489
2005 16 #7,244
2004 12 #8,877
2003 11 #9,250
2002 12 #8,452
2001 6 #14,095
2000 8 #11,057
1995 5 #14,139
1990 – –
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1980 – –
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1970 – –
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1960 – –
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1950 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Esty, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Esty?

The median living Esty is about 6 years old. Half of all living Estys are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Esty are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Esty are alive in the United States, based on 980 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Esty in 2025?

Esty ranked #2,176 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Esty?

980 babies have been named Esty in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Esty most popular?

Esty peaked in 2024, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Esty a boy or girl name?

Esty is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Esty rising or falling?

Esty is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Esty become more popular?

Esty is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 115 girls named Esty in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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