US rank #9905 Boys' name Peak 1917 199 births

Einer — #9905 US boys' name

199 babies named Einer in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s751920s601930s192010s62020s34
#9905
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Einer was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

18 babies were named Einer in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Einer

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Einer between 1899 and 2024, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Einer currently holds the #9905 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Einer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Einer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Einer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Einer 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 199 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.

Einer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 1899

126 years of records

Peak year

1917

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#9,905

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1899

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2024

Einer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1899

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
18
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
05101520 2024202019301925192119171899 5

Einer by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
75 births that decade — 38% of Einer's all-time total
1890s51910s751920s601930s192010s62020s34

Einer by state

Where Einer concentrates geographically — total births since 1899

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Einer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
11 5.5%
Minnesota share of Einer's total US births 5.5%

11 of 199 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Einer?
199 babies have been named Einer since 1899. It currently ranks #9905 among boys. The peak year was 1917 with 18 births.
When was Einer most popular?
Einer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Einer most popular?
The top states for the name Einer are Minnesota (11 births).
How long has the name Einer been used?
Einer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 126 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Einer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Einar, Eino, Ein, Einard, and 1 more. 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, 1899–2024 (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.