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Hester

female

Hester.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #518 in Republic of Ireland in 1977. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #916 to #2888.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#916#2888
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#916
1997#1126
1998#955
1999#1473
2000#1195
2001#1728
2002#1784
2003#1552
2004#1617
2005#1500
2006#1435
2007#1443
2008#1516
2009#1909
2010#1815
2011#1489
2012#1253
2013#1774
2014#1501
2015#1240
2016#1749
2017#1733
2018#1649
2019#2040
2020#1773
2021#2073
2022#2888
2023#1863
2024#2574

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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