US rank #7662 Boys' name Peak 2022 58 births

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.

2010s142020s44
#7662
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% 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.

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

58

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2022

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,662

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aether popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 2024202320222021202020192017 8

Aether by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
44 births that decade — 76% of Aether's all-time total
2010s142020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aether?
58 babies have been named Aether since 2017. It currently ranks #7662 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Aether most popular?
Aether was most popular in the 2020s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Aether been used?
Aether has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
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.

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.