Spellings
Esther or Ester?
In the US in 2025, 94% of babies in this name family were spelled Esther and 6% Ester. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Esther already led in 2015, with 94% of the family's births; it has 94% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,737 to 2,411 births (+39%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther | 1,625 | 2,277 | +40% |
| Ester | 112 | 134 | +20% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈɛstər/ (ES-tur). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Esther 195 births (#278 among girls) and Ester 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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