Esther: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Esther year by year

Esther drops 12 places from 2024 (ranked 169th then). Since 2020 (37 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 14%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	181st	32
2024	169th	34
2023	166th	35
2022	171st	37
2021	186th	37
2020	178th	37

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Esther since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Esther appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2015, with 49 babies. The strongest decade is the 1980s (354 babies). Since 1980, about 1,569 children in Québec have been named Esther.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Estelle51st · 98 babies

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Esther in Québec in 2025?

32 girls were named Esther in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 181st rank among girl names.

Is Esther a popular name in Québec?

Esther ranks 181st among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Esther given most often?

In 2015, with 49 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Esther a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Esther only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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