Girls' name · since 1895
Eather
543 babies named Eather in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eather is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 543 have been recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eather has been recorded 543 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1987.
- #11,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 543 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eather ranks #11,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 543 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eather's 543 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Eather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eather's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eather popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1987
- Peak year (1917)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Eather popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1916 (Eather as boys' name)
Eather by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (142 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Eather's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Eather births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
142 births
- 1920s
1920s
142 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 142 births (26% of all-time use).
How Eather compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eather's total volume
Eather by state
Where Eather concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 7 | 1.3% |
22 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Eather's data
- Eather's decade-level peak was the 1910s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Eathers (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eather: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1895–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Eather 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 August 2026.