Hester

Hester is a female given name: 95% of people named Hester are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Netherlands, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 537 male / 14,209 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Hester

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hester," in English, "Guten Tag Hester," in German. Hester is a female given name: about 95% of people named Hester are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hester,

German

Guten Tag Hester,

French

Bonjour Hester,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hester:

Chinese

Hester您好：

Japanese

Hester様

English

Hi Hester,

German

Hi Hester,

French

Salut Hester,

Spanish

Hola Hester,

Chinese

Hester你好：

Japanese

Hesterさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Hester by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	4%
Netherlands	uncommon	woman's name	25%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

537 male · 14,209 female · 14,746 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hester a male or female name?

Hester is a female given name: 95% of people named Hester are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Hester in an email?

Is Hester a unisex name?

Hester is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Hester are men. Hester leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hester a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hester (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_hester,
  title  = {Is Hester a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hester},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}