Esti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ESS-tee
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Esti is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Esti mean?
Persian: pet form of Esther, probably from Persian 'star'
“star”
The usual Israeli pet form of Esther; in Spain it can also be short for Estíbaliz or Estefanía.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Esti a girl's or a boy's name?
Esti is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Esti in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Esti, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Esti in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were given Esti or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,686, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
- Estie 8
- Esti 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Esti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
How popular is Esti in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 390% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Esti, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Esti in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Esti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4,451 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Esti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isla Harper Freya Esme Elodie Lyra Mila Luna Indie Willow Evie Maisie
Other spellings of Esti
Estie
Names related to Esti
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Esti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esti, updated 20 October 2026.