Esti
Girl name · #4017 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Esti ranks #4017 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 36 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Esti.
Babies named Esti per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 34-year story
Esti first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 36 babies and a rank of #4039. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Esti against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Esti in class?
Esti scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Esti is most common
State-level data for Esti is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Esti
Statistically, parents drawn to Esti tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ahnesti, Eymi, Elahi, Evani, and Mavi.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Esti | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4039 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4454 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7630 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7212 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13799 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9341 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13147 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Esti a popular girl name?
Esti ranked #4017 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Esti most popular?
Esti peaked in 2024, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #4039 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Esti?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Esti. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.