Estee
A French feminine name meaning "summer", "star" or "esteemed one".
Name Census estimates that about 768 living Americans carry the first name Estee. It is a predominantly female name (95.0% of registrations). The average person named Estee today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Estee births was 1992 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Estee. 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.
People living today
768
~ 1 in 446,295 Americans
Peak year
1992
29 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
1955 SSA rank
#4,032
Tracked since 1917
Gender
Gender distribution for Estee
Estee leans heavily female at 95.0% of total registrations, but 43 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Estee as a male name
- Ranked #4,032 in 1955
- 5 male births in 1955
- Peak: 1924 (7 births)
Estee as a female name
- Ranked #5,994 in 2024
- 20 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1992 (29 births)
Popularity
Estee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Estee from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 191 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Estee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Estee 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 Estee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Estees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Estee, while Florida, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Estee
The name Estee is a French form of the Spanish name Esther, which in turn derives from the Persian name استر (Ester). The Persian name is believed to have its origins in the Old Persian word ستاره (stara), meaning "star". The name Esther was brought into the Greek language as Ἐσθήρ (Esthēr), and from there it spread to many other languages and cultures.
The earliest recorded use of the name Esther comes from the biblical Book of Esther, where it is the name of a Jewish queen in the Persian empire. The story of Esther is celebrated in the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates how she saved the Jewish people from persecution. As a result, the name has been popular among Jews for centuries.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Estee was Estee Lauder (1908-2004), the American businesswoman who founded the cosmetics company that bears her name. Another notable Estee was Estee Ackerman (1916-1998), an American politician who served as a member of the New York City Council.
In literature, the name Estee appears in works such as Estee: A Success Story by Ralph Ginzburg, a biography of Estee Lauder published in 1962. There was also a character named Estee in the novel The House of Estee by Sylvia Green, published in 1962.
Other notable individuals named Estee include Estee Culer (1904-1936), a Canadian actress active in the early 20th century, and Estee Wortzel (1923-2010), an American educator and author who wrote several books on teaching methods.
While the name Estee is most commonly associated with the French and Spanish forms, it has also been used in other languages and cultures. For example, there have been individuals named Estee in Russia, Israel, and various countries in South America.
People
Estee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Estee 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
Estee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Estee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 768 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Estee 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 446,295 US residents.
Is Estee a common name?
We classify Estee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 856 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Estee most popular?
The single biggest year for Estee was 1992, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Estee is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Estee a female name?
Yes, 95.0% of people registered as Estee 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.
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.