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Hester

Pronounced HH EH1 S T ER0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Hester?

Hester is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 14,759 children — the 1,141st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 12 births across the past decade, against a peak of 394 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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1918Girls: 394Boys: 13

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH EH1 S T ER0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Hester

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Hester

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Hester?
Hester ranks 1,141st among girls' names in US records, with 14,759 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12.
Is Hester a unisex name?
No. Hester is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Hester most popular?
1918, when 394 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.