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Girl name

Easter

/ˈistɚ/ · 99% girls · last recorded 2017

Easter has been given to about 5,579 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈistɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,057
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Easter per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 133
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,579

How popular is Easter?

Its best year was 1925, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 636th. The typical living American called Easter is about 76 years old today.

Names that sound like Easter

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ester0.82
  2. Esther0.70
  3. Heather0.68
  4. Hester0.70
  5. Amber0.57
  6. Parker0.57
  7. Harper0.57
  8. Sawyer0.57

Middle names for Easter

Ranked by flow score
  1. Easter Anne0.81
  2. Easter Catherine0.78
  3. Easter Josephine0.78
  4. Easter Marie0.77
  5. Easter Grace0.77
  6. Easter Jane0.77

Sibling names for Easter

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.87
  2. Lenorasister · 0.86
  3. Luellasister · 0.85
  4. Cleoeither · 0.84
  5. Otisbrother · 0.83
  6. Louiebrother · 0.82

Where Easter is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Easter Anderson0.77
    2. Easter White0.72
    3. Easter Nguyen0.72
    4. Easter Moore0.72
    5. Easter Hill0.72
    6. Easter Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Easter

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.