Given name & surname
Esti
“myrtle”·“resembling the myrtle leaf”
In English use, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. Interpretations include “myrtle” (Persian) and “resembling the myrtle leaf” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. Interpretations include “myrtle” (Persian) and “resembling the myrtle leaf” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. A possible origin is Persian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. In Slovenian usage, Esti is a diminutive of ESTERA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. The history of Esther gives this family its wider story. Esther appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Esti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 246
- 0 boys · 246 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,009 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +235%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,009 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 325 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Esti’s family of names
In English usage, Esti is a diminutive of Esther. In English usage, Esti has a conventional equivalent in the French form Estée. In English usage, Esti has a diminutive in Estee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Esti has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Esti
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