Given name & surname
Einstein
Einstein is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Einstein through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020; 703 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Einstein’s family of names
In French usage, Einstein as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Ejnŝtejno. In French usage, Einstein as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Эйнштейн. In Dutch usage, Einstein as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 愛因斯坦.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Einstein has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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