Is Easter a boy or girl name?
Easter was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 5,579 US babies named Easter were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Easter since 1880
- 5,579
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Easter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 412 | 100% |
| 1910s | 15 | 901 | 98.4% |
| 1920s | 35 | 1,141 | 97% |
| 1930s | 16 | 820 | 98.1% |
| 1940s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 522 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,536 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,284 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,513 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,335 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,918 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,873 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,489 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,164 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,482 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,394 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,291 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,317 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,844 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,819 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,802 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,686 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,266 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,738 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,939 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,277 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,689 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,792 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,349 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,042 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,342 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,940 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,277 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,501 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,303 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,195 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,244 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,801 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,035 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,206 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,997 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,918 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,506 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,727 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,452 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,315 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,080 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,047 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,443 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,480 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,793 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,679 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,726 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,360 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,665 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,324 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,351 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,378 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,387 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,243 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,137 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,050 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,240 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,144 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,193 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,035 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,145 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,130 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 77 | #889 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 67 | #899 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 79 | #798 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 85 | #742 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 82 | #772 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 69 | #824 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,692 | 85 | #721 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 67 | #841 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 86 | #717 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,375 | 75 | #762 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 93 | #704 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 77 | #762 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,153 | 101 | #685 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,672 | 100 | #699 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,459 | 107 | #675 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 110 | #694 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,836 | 124 | #647 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 133 | #636 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,521 | 113 | #698 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 96 | #748 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,970 | 124 | #656 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 111 | #704 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,480 | 123 | #653 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 129 | #617 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 125 | #634 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,145 | 94 | #714 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 102 | #678 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,990 | 89 | #708 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,380 | 93 | #591 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 73 | #607 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 75 | #559 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 54 | #583 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 67 | #496 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 51 | #531 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 40 | #594 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 54 | #486 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #579 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 44 | #512 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 34 | #580 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 38 | #523 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 26 | #656 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 40 | #478 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 48 | #489 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 33 | #517 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 27 | #624 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 32 | #523 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 39 | #464 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 30 | #540 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 26 | #575 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 25 | #563 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 34 | #466 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 22 | #562 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 27 | #499 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #966 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #516 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #566 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #578 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 19 | #488 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 16 | #525 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 21 | #415 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 12 | #535 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #516 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #501 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Easter reached #3,375 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #415 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Easter
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.