Doris vs Ester
Doris and Estercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1976, Doris was ranked #392 and Ester #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1975, Doris was ranked #496 and Ester #545 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Doris was ranked #2411 and Ester #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Doris and Ester over time
Doris and Ester appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Doris in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Doris and Ester changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1975, ending at #496 and #545.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1945–1975
Doris held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ester in 21.
Highest recorded here: Doris #173 in 1955, Ester #134 in 1947.
The order changed in 1975: Doris moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #577 and #368; by 1975 that had become #496 and #545.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Doris #496, Ester #545.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2002–2024
Doris held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ester in 20.
Highest recorded here: Doris #2070 in 2015, Ester #1326 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Doris #2411, Ester #2115.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Doris | Ester |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Doris and Ester both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Doris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #296 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls