Einar
Einar was the 2724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 729th; the most babies were born in 1915 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,344 places. More babies were named Einar in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,724 boys, up 2,183 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191560 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,563babies recorded
Einar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,724 | 47 |
| 2020 | #4,907 | 19 |
| 2010 | #12,814 | 5 |
| 2000 | #10,887 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,512 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,610 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,351 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,118 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,108 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,995 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 32 |
| 1910 | #1,234 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,367 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Einar, counting every spelling?
Einar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Einar?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Einar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Einar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Einar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Einar?
About 600 people born in the US named Einar are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 5 and 62. That makes Einar mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Einar by state
How common Einar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Einar
How popular is the name Einar?
Einar was the 2724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 729th; the most babies were born in 1915 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,344 places. More babies were named Einar in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Einar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Einar in the US.
Where is Einar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Einar was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.