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Origin & history of Hester1
Biblical / English / Latin / Persian roots
Hester comes from the Biblical / English / Latin / Persian tradition, meaning Star-like.
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How popular is Hester?
1918
peak year
Hester appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1918, 394 babies received the name (ranked #323). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #14510), with roughly 6 babies named Hester each year. In total, around 14,759 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
394
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #323)
(ranked #323)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
14,759
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hester3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
H8
E5
S1
T2
E5
R9
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Hester✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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