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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ether

Used in both girl and boy records

Ether appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ether by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEther as a girl’s nameUS records 1883–1964
#5615girl rank1921peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEther as a boy’s nameUS records 1914–2018
#17002boy rank1927peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ether in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl192148 uses#80319001883–196471 listed years
Boy19228 uses#315019271914–201812 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.