How Many People Are Named Easter?
An estimated 1,383 people in the United States have the first name Easter. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 67 years old, and Easter peaked in popularity in 1925 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Easter as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Easter paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Easter is overwhelmingly female, 66 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 67, Easter is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
1,383
About 1 in 247,834 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1925
133 births
Total Registered
5,579
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Easter
Easter is predominantly female (98.8%), though 66 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Easter as a male name
Ranked #3,692 in 1936
5 male births in 1936
Peak: 1928 (7 births)
Easter as a female name
Ranked #16,536 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1925 (133 births)
Easter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Easter span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,176 babies were registered. Easter has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Easter by Decade
How has Easter tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Easter by State
Birth registrations for Easter span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma. On average, about 175 Easters were registered per state.
Easter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Easter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Easter
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Easter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Easter?
We estimate approximately 1,383 people named Easter are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,834 Americans share this first name.
Is Easter a common name?
Easter is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,579 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Easter most popular?
Easter reached peak popularity in 1925, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Easter is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Easter a female name?
Easter is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Easter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Easter Smith, Easter Johnson, Easter Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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