Esta
Esta is a feminine given name which may refer to:Esta Charkham, British television and film producer and casting director Esta Henry (1883–1963), eccentric Scottish antiques dealer Esta Nambayo, Ugandan lawyer and judge Esther Esta Nesbitt (1918–1975), American illustrator, xerox artist, filmmaker, and educator Esta Soler, American social activist Esta Spalding, American author, screenwriter and…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Esta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Esta is a feminine given name which may refer to:Esta Charkham, British television and film producer and casting director Esta Henry (1883–1963), eccentric Scottish antiques dealer Esta Nambayo, Ugandan lawyer and judge Esther Esta Nesbitt (1918–1975), American illustrator, xerox artist, filmmaker, and educator Esta Soler, American social activist Esta Spalding, American author, screenwriter and…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Esta
The earliest SSA record of Esta as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 9 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 117 newborns named Esta — #671 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Esta on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Esta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Esta
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Names that sound like Esta
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About the name Esta
Esta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Esta's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #671. Use the chart and map above to compare Esta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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