Easter is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Easter means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Easter across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Easter has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Easter is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “the spring festival”. A name given to girls born around the Easter holiday.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,579 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 7 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Easter per year, United States (1880 to 2017). United States peaked in 1925 (133/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (4/yr).
Easter is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1925, when it ranked #1,154 nationally (given to 133 babies that year).
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