Recorded 1918–1926 Girls' name Peak 1918 39 births

Earther — girls' name

39 babies named Earther in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s26
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Earther was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Earther in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earther

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Earther between 1918 and 1926, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earther currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earther performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Earther shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earther in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earther 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 39 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.

Earther at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

39

Since 1918

9 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1918

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1926

Earther popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1918

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 192619221921192019191918 8

Earther by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 67% of Earther's all-time total
1910s131920s26

Earther by state

Where Earther concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earther
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
16 41.0%
South Carolina share of Earther's total US births 41.0%

16 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earther?
39 babies have been named Earther since 1918. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Earther most popular?
Earther was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Earther most popular?
The top states for the name Earther are South Carolina (16 births).
How long has the name Earther been used?
Earther has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 9 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Earther?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1926 (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.