Total births
64
Boys' name · since 2017
Aether
64 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.
- #7703
- among boys today
- 64
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Aether is the #7703 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 64 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Aether recorded 64 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #7703 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #7703 among boys today
- 64 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 46% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aether is currently the #7703 boys' name in America, more common than 46% of boys - 64 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7703
- among boys today
- 64
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
Aether vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7703
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Aether was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
11 babies were named Aether in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Aether compares
64 19th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aether's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aether | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Aether's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aether splits its recorded history at 2022: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aether at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#7,703
Active since
2017
Aether popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Aether by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aether's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Aether births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aether? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 64 babies named Aether. Today it holds rank #7703 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 11 births.
When was Aether most popular? ▼
Aether was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Aether been used? ▼
Records for Aether go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aether? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aethan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aether: #7703 Boys' Name - 64 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aether. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aether draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.