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Estes
Pronounced ES-tez /หษs.tษz/Medium
Meaning: A surname used as a given name. Estes is found as a Spanish and Portuguese surname connected to the Italian House of Este, and as an English and American surname; it is also known from Estes Park, Colorado. It usually reads as a boy's name.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Estes is a surname turned given name. In Spanish and Portuguese it is generally connected to the Italian House of Este, the dynasty that ruled Ferrara, Modena and Reggio for centuries and whose name spread widely through Iberia. Separately, Estes is an established English and American surname, best known in the U.S. through Estes Park in Colorado, named for an early settler. Used as a first name it usually reads male, and its use here for a girl is a cross-sex lean we flag honestly (said 'ES-tez').
For girls it appears only in very small numbers. Rare, surname-style, and unusual.
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What does the name Estes mean?
Estes is a Spanish, Portuguese and English surname linked to the House of Este; as a first name it usually reads male, which we note.
How do you pronounce Estes?
It's said ES-tez /หษs.tษz/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Estes a boy or girl name?
Estes is a surname name that usually reads male; it is used here for a girl, and we note that lean honestly.
How popular is Estes?
Estes is extremely rare as a girls' name in the U.S.