Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Easter

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Goddess of the dawn

Pronunciation

e(a)-ster, eas-ter

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #3359, 7 births); most recent 1936 (rank #3548, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #635, 133 births); most recent 2017 (rank #15899, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #4558, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence