Eszter
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ES-ter
- Origin
- Persian
Eszter is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “star”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eszter mean?
Persian: Hungarian form of Esther, possibly from Persian 'star'
“star”
The Hungarian form of Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia in the Hebrew Bible, whose name may mean 'star'.
Is Eszter a girl's or a boy's name?
Eszter is a girls' name.
How popular is Eszter in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eszter in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eszter in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
Names like Eszter
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme Piper Maria Lola Esther Rosa Dua Harper Aria Vesper Sophia Eva
Names related to Eszter
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, “Eszter: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eszter, updated 20 October 2026.