Este

#7,603 in 2025Girls' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Este has been given to 67 babies in the U.S. since 2021. In 2025 it ranked #7,603 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2023, with 16 recorded.

Babies named Este, 2025

1 in 237,000

Este over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Este: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Este means

Este is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Este is used in English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 67 girls were recorded with the name Este between 2021 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 16 in 2023; its best national rank was #7,027 in 2023.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Este?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 237,000; 14 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 115,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #7,603; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 164,137 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Este sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 164,137 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Este. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Estes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Este was born before 2023 — so the typical Este is around 2 today.

Median birth year: 2023; About 2 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 67; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (67).

Is Este rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −249; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 87.5%; Peak was 2023 (16)
Years since peak: 2; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 20.1% average annual change
Best rank ever: #7,027; 2023

Spellings of Este

Este is not the most common spelling — Esther is, with 27.1% against Este's <0.01%.

Esther27.1%271,234
Elsie19.0%190,072
Sue14.4%144,536
Kate8.6%85,987
Etta4.3%43,268
Essie4.0%39,682
Bette3.5%34,897
Eve2.9%29,510

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Este around the world

Where Este ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2018–2025
#3,705
in 2025
Scotland
2024–2024
#790
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland. ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Este by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #7,603
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #7,027; 2023
Peak year: 2023; 16 that year
First recorded: 2021
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 67
Count in 2025: 14

Names similar to Este

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Estes Esti Estera Estha Estle Estoria Esty Esteen Estine Estee Estie Estalee Estel Miste Esthela Estele Esta Esteban Estelita Estaline Esthel Estreya Estafani Esteller

Sibling names for Este

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Leonor Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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