Estee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ES-tee
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Estee is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Estee mean?
Persian: pet form of Esther, possibly from Persian 'star'
“star”
A pet form of Esther; cosmetics founder Estee Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Estee a girl's or a boy's name?
Estee is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Estee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Estee, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Estee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were given Estee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,870, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
- Esty 10
- Estee 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Estee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Estee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Estee, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Estee in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 102 girls in the US were given Estee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,669, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
- Esty 85
- Estee 17
Estee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
Names like Estee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Ivy, Autumn, Hallie, Phoebe, Willow, Ellie, Maisie, Harper, Thea, Lily, Darcie
Other spellings of Estee
Names related to Estee
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, 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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Estee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/estee, updated 20 October 2026.