The first name Easter
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Easter last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2009, with 4 births (#4,564).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Easter with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Easter at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 5 girls born in the United States were named Easter, the 16,541st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 133 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Easter?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Easter, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2009, with 4 births.
- Is Easter a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 5,579 US babies named Easter since 1880 were girls.
- When was Easter most popular?
- 1925 in the United States, when 133 babies were named Easter, its highest rank at 636th.
- Is Easter also a surname?
- Yes. Easter is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.