Is Ether a boy or girl name?

Ether is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,285 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.5% were girls and 5.5% were boys.

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Ether

Recorded 1883–2018 · United States

Ether was most popular in 1920, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,972 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,285 people named Ether.

Ether over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ether’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ether a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ether is mostly a girl’s name — 94.5% of the 1,285 Americans given it were girls and 5.5% 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 Ether

Where Ether is most concentrated

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

Mississippi 48.2×

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