Is Einar a boy or girl name?

Einar is a boy’s name. Of the 1,563 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Einar

Recorded 1893–2025 · United States

Einar was most popular in 1915, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,597 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,563 people named Einar.

Einar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Einar’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Einar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Einar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,563 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Einar

Where Einar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Minnesota 23.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org