Easter
Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 21 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,513since 1880
Easter over time
Rank among girls' names. Easter has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | — | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | — | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | — | |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | — | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,308 | 27 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,040 | 34 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,788 | 41 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,720 | 41 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,588 | 45 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,358 | 61 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,662 | 41 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,320 | 58 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,344 | 55 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,373 | 50 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,386 | 49 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,239 | 56 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,135 | 66 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,050 | 73 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,238 | 54 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,141 | 62 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,192 | 52 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,032 | 56 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,140 | 47 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | — | |
| 1942 | #887 | 77 | — | |
| 1941 | #894 | 67 | — | |
| 1940 | #795 | 79 | — | |
| 1939 | #740 | 85 | — | |
| 1938 | #771 | 82 | — | |
| 1937 | #824 | 69 | — | |
| 1936 | #721 | 85 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #840 | 67 | — | |
| 1934 | #717 | 86 | — | |
| 1933 | #761 | 75 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #703 | 93 | — | |
| 1931 | #761 | 77 | — | |
| 1930 | #685 | 101 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #698 | 100 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #673 | 107 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #693 | 110 | — | |
| 1926 | #647 | 124 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #635 | 133 | — | |
| 1924 | #698 | 113 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #746 | 96 | — | |
| 1922 | #656 | 124 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #704 | 111 | — | |
| 1920 | #650 | 123 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #616 | 129 | — | |
| 1918 | #632 | 125 | — | |
| 1917 | #713 | 94 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #677 | 102 | — | |
| 1915 | #704 | 89 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #590 | 93 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #606 | 73 | — | |
| 1912 | #559 | 75 | — | |
| 1911 | #583 | 54 | — | |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 | — | |
| 1909 | #531 | 51 | — | |
| 1908 | #593 | 40 | — | |
| 1907 | #486 | 54 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #510 | 44 | — | |
| 1904 | #576 | 34 | — | |
| 1903 | #522 | 38 | — | |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 | — | |
| 1901 | #475 | 40 | — | |
| 1900 | #489 | 48 | — | |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | — | |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 | — | |
| 1897 | #521 | 32 | — | |
| 1896 | #462 | 39 | — | |
| 1895 | #538 | 30 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | — | |
| 1893 | #561 | 25 | — | |
| 1892 | #465 | 34 | — | |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | — | |
| 1890 | #499 | 27 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | — | |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 | — | |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Easter was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1995, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Easter is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#280 · 1 in 1,997
- Mississippi#284 · 1 in 1,774
- Alabama#341 · 1 in 2,835
- Virginia#348 · 1 in 3,789
- Kentucky#361 · 1 in 3,217
Best ever in a state: #190 in Arkansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Mississippi | #284 | 12 | 1 in 1,774 |
| Alabama | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,835 |
| Virginia | #348 | 6 | 1 in 3,789 |
| Kentucky | #361 | 8 | 1 in 3,217 |
| North Carolina | #382 | 8 | 1 in 4,454 |
| Arkansas | #413 | 5 | 1 in 3,460 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 5 | 1 in 3,994 |
| Georgia | #471 | 5 | 1 in 5,874 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Easter
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
- Biggest jump: 451 spots in 1890 (#950 → #499)
- Biggest drop: 438 spots in 1889 (#512 → #950)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #411 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1880–1942
- Highest: 1 in 5,349 girls born in 1883 were named Easter (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 345,292 girls born in 2017 (0.00%)
- 20.7% of all girls named Easter (1,141) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 154 | #411 (1883) | #553 |
| 1890s | 295 | #462 (1896) | #531 |
| 1900s | 412 | #475 (1901) | #541 |
| 1910s | 901 | #495 (1910) | #618 |
| 1920s | 1,141 | #635 (1925) | #680 |
| 1930s | 820 | #685 (1930) | #752 |
| 1940s | 618 | #795 (1940) | #1,049 |
| 1950s | 522 | #1,135 (1950) | #1,413 |
| 1960s | 286 | #1,673 (1960) | #2,432 |
| 1970s | 152 | #3,177 (1972) | #4,285 |
| 1980s | 106 | #4,635 (1985) | #6,779 |
| 1990s | 61 | #8,122 (1994) | #10,240 |
| 2000s | 29 | #11,801 (2000) | #14,955 |
| 2010s | 16 | #14,959 (2010) | #15,791 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Easter in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 12,240 of them was named Easter, which outranked 85.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #717Socorro87
- #719Adell86
- #719Gaynell86
- #721Easter85
- #721Norine85
- #723Augusta84
- #723Cecil84
- #723Jacquelin84
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Easter, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.