Easter

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning east or eastern direction; from the festival.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Easter by the numbers

Easter was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 133 babies in 1925, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Easter. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Eastyneastern settlement; a modern respelling of Easton121 in the US (2017)
  • Esper6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Easter

Names that are said the same way as Easter, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Esterstar; a form of Esther128 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Easter

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