How Many People Are Named Estill?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Estill. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 71 years old, and Estill peaked in popularity in 1919 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Estill as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Estill paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Estill is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1919
43 births
Total Registered
1,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Estill
Estill is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,253 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Estill as a male name
Ranked #9,174 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1919 (43 births)
Estill as a female name
Ranked #4,117 in 1920
7 female births in 1920
Peak: 1920 (7 births)
Estill: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Estill span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 287 babies were registered. Estill has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Estill by Decade
How has Estill tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Estill by State
Estill + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Estill as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Estill
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Estill: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Estill?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Estill are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Estill a common name?
Estill is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Estill most popular?
Estill reached peak popularity in 1919, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Estill is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Estill a male name?
Estill is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Estill Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Estill Smith, Estill Johnson, Estill Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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