Esta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ES-ta
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Esta is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Esta mean?
Persian: variant of Esther, possibly also of Estella
“star”
Esther, the root name, is the Jewish queen of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther.
Is Esta a girl's or a boy's name?
Esta is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Esta in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Esta, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Esta than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Esta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Esta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Esta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Etta Eva Ada Rosa Elsie Lola Esther Ella Matilda Martha Florence Lottie
Names related to Esta
More Persian names
Jasper Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Esta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esta, updated 20 October 2026.