How Many People Are Named Esther Daugherty?

There are approximately 10 people named Esther Daugherty living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Esther with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Daugherty. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 34,275,434 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Esther

Last Name

Daugherty

Esther: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Esther. The peak year was 1918 with 6,588 births. The average person named Esther today is 42 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Esther

In the 2020 Census, the first name Esther was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (45.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (30.49%) and Black (13.27%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Esther in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Esther rose or fell over time.

White

45.10%

Black

13.27%

Hispanic

30.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

8.77%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.64%

Two or More Races

1.73%

Ancestry of the Daugherty Surname

The surname Daugherty was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Daugherty in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

87.16%

Black

4.33%

Hispanic

2.90%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.57%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.01%

Two or More Races

4.03%

How we calculated this

The first name "Esther" has an estimated frequency of 0.0274% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Daugherty" appears at a rate of 11.15 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Esther are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 10 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Esther

Esther Smith Esther Johnson Esther Williams Esther Brown Esther Jones Esther Garcia Esther West Esther Wolfe

Other people with the surname Daugherty

Michael Daugherty James Daugherty John Daugherty David Daugherty Robert Daugherty William Daugherty Steven Daugherty Owen Daugherty

Esther Daugherty: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Esther Daugherty?

We estimate approximately 10 people named Esther Daugherty are alive in the United States today. The first name Esther is shared by 94,041 Americans, and the surname Daugherty is shared by 38,205.

How rare is the name Esther Daugherty?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. The first name Esther is uncommon and the surname Daugherty is uncommon.

Is Esther a male or female name?

Esther is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 42 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Esther?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Esther was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (45.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (30.49%) and Black (13.27%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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