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Easter Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Easter?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Easter in the United States in 2018.

Easter, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #415 was reached in 1883.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1925 with 133 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Easter was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1884-1888, 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1911-1914, 1915-1918, and 1969-1972, the name Easter took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931, 1959-1962, and 1972-1975.

Sometimes the name Easter has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Easter popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Easter has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Easter for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Easter is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Easter has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Easter (Girl)Easter (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 5 16,486 < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 5 17,250 < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 6 15,495 < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 7 14,330 < 5 --
2006 5 17,911 < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 5 16,862 < 5 --
2003 5 16,483 < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 7 12,161 < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 7 11,481 < 5 --
1997 5 14,390 < 5 --
1996 6 12,289 < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 10 8,317 < 5 --
1993 8 9,844 < 5 --
1992 7 10,818 < 5 --
1991 9 8,800 < 5 --
1990 9 8,685 < 5 --
1989 13 6,263 < 5 --
1988 6 10,739 < 5 --
1987 10 6,937 < 5 --
1986 9 7,274 < 5 --
1985 16 4,688 < 5 --
1984 15 4,791 < 5 --
1983 6 9,350 < 5 --
1982 9 7,039 < 5 --
1981 13 5,341 < 5 --
1980 9 6,939 < 5 --
1979 17 4,278 < 5 --
1978 15 4,501 < 5 --
1977 23 3,301 < 5 --
1976 9 6,192 < 5 --
1975 11 5,244 < 5 --
1974 12 4,797 < 5 --
1973 15 4,033 < 5 --
1972 20 3,202 < 5 --
1971 15 3,997 < 5 --
1970 15 3,915 < 5 --
1969 11 4,503 < 5 --
1968 22 2,725 < 5 --
1967 25 2,451 < 5 --
1966 27 2,313 < 5 --
1965 32 2,079 < 5 --
1964 34 2,046 < 5 --
1963 25 2,441 < 5 --
1962 24 2,477 < 5 --
1961 41 1,792 < 5 --
1960 45 1,679 < 5 --
1959 41 1,725 < 5 --
1958 45 1,591 < 5 --
1957 61 1,360 < 5 --
1956 41 1,665 < 5 --
1955 58 1,323 < 5 --
1954 55 1,350 < 5 --
1953 50 1,378 < 5 --
1952 49 1,386 < 5 --
1951 56 1,243 < 5 --
1950 66 1,137 < 5 --
1949 73 1,050 < 5 --
1948 54 1,239 < 5 --
1947 62 1,144 < 5 --
1946 52 1,193 < 5 --
1945 56 1,034 < 5 --
1944 47 1,145 < 5 --
1943 51 1,130 < 5 --
1942 77 889 < 5 --
1941 67 899 < 5 --
1940 79 797 < 5 --
1939 85 742 < 5 --
1938 82 772 < 5 --
1937 69 824 < 5 --
1936 85 721 5 3,692
1935 67 841 < 5 --
1934 86 717 < 5 --
1933 75 762 6 3,375
1932 93 704 < 5 --
1931 77 762 < 5 --
1930 101 685 5 4,153
1929 100 699 6 3,671
1928 107 675 7 3,458
1927 110 694 < 5 --
1926 124 648 6 3,836
1925 133 636 < 5 --
1924 113 698 5 4,522
1923 96 748 < 5 --
1922 124 656 6 3,970
1921 111 704 < 5 --
1920 123 653 5 4,479
1919 129 617 < 5 --
1918 125 634 < 5 --
1917 94 714 5 4,145
1916 102 678 < 5 --
1915 89 708 5 3,990
1914 93 591 5 3,380
1913 73 607 < 5 --
1912 75 559 < 5 --
1911 54 583 < 5 --
1910 67 496 < 5 --
1909 51 531 < 5 --
1908 40 594 < 5 --
1907 54 486 < 5 --
1906 37 579 < 5 --
1905 44 512 < 5 --
1904 34 580 < 5 --
1903 38 523 < 5 --
1902 26 656 < 5 --
1901 40 478 < 5 --
1900 48 489 < 5 --
1899 33 517 < 5 --
1898 27 624 < 5 --
1897 32 523 < 5 --
1896 39 464 < 5 --
1895 30 540 < 5 --
1894 26 575 < 5 --
1893 25 563 < 5 --
1892 34 466 < 5 --
1891 22 562 < 5 --
1890 27 499 < 5 --
1889 8 966 < 5 --
1888 24 516 < 5 --
1887 16 566 < 5 --
1886 15 578 < 5 --
1885 19 488 < 5 --
1884 16 525 < 5 --
1883 21 415 < 5 --
1882 12 535 < 5 --
1881 11 516 < 5 --
1880 12 501 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.