Esty
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "star".
Name Census estimates that about 885 living Americans carry the first name Esty. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Esty today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Esty births was 2024 (88 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Esty. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Esty with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
885
~ 1 in 387,293 Americans
Peak year
2024
88 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,153
Tracked since 1993
Census
Esty in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 640 people with the first name Esty, which placed it at #17,310 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,310
National first-name rank
People counted
640
640 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
93.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Esty
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Esty is White at 93.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.7%) and Hispanic (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Esty described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Esty at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White93.4% · 598
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 16
- Black or African American0.8% · 5
- Two or more races0.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Esty: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Esty from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 362 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Esty by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Esty during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Estys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Esty
The name Esty is a variant of the Hebrew name Esther, which is derived from the Persian word "star." It is believed to have originated in ancient Persia, now known as Iran, around the 5th century BCE.
The name Esther is associated with the biblical figure of Queen Esther, a Jewish woman who became the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia. The Book of Esther, which is part of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, tells the story of Esther's bravery in saving her people from persecution.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Esty can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Josephus, who lived in the 1st century CE. He mentions a woman named Esty who was a member of the Jewish community in ancient Rome.
In medieval times, the name Esty was used by Jewish communities across Europe. One notable figure was Esty ben Yehuda, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and poet from Spain.
During the Renaissance period, the name Esty gained popularity in Italy. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Esty Calvo, an Italian Renaissance poet and humanist who lived from 1455 to 1508.
In the 17th century, the name Esty was also used in England. One example is Esty Ingram, an English noblewoman who lived from 1617 to 1684 and was a close friend of Queen Henrietta Maria.
Another notable figure with the name Esty was Esty Tomkins, an American Puritan woman who lived from 1637 to 1708 and was one of the first settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Throughout history, the name Esty has been a symbol of strength, resilience, and faith, reflecting the story of Queen Esther and her courage in the face of adversity.
People
Esty + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Esty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Esty: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esty?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 885 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Esty going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 387,293 US residents.
Is Esty a common name?
We classify Esty as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 893 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Esty most popular?
The single biggest year for Esty was 2024, when 88 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Esty is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Esty in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 640 people with the name Esty, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,310 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Esty in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Esty?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Esty leans strongly female. 618 people counted with this name were female (96.9%), compared with 20 male bearers (3.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Esty?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Esty is White at 93.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.7%) and Hispanic (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Esty most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Esty in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.4% (598 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Esty in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Esty a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Esty in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Esty still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Esty in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Esty can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Esty?
See how many Americans are named Esty on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.