Estes comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Of the East.
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How popular is Estes?
1916peak year
The name Estes reached its peak in 1916, with 29 registrations (ranked #1247). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1887, roughly 29 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10830) today, averaging about 10 new babies per year. Estes has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 594 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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