Aether — #7662 US boys' name
58 babies named Aether in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
76% of everyone ever named Aether was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Aether in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aether
The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Aether between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aether currently holds the #7662 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aether performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aether shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aether in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Aether at a glance
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Current rank
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Aether popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Currently ranks #7662 among boys.
58 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 11 births in a single year.
Aether by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 44 births that decade — 76% of Aether's all-time total
Aether decade highlights
- Peak decade 44 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Aether's strongest decade
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 76% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.