Earle vs Earnest

Side-by-side comparison of Earle and Earnest - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Earle

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Name B

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Metric Earle Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 11,505 58,389
Peak Year 1918 1926
Peak Year Births 350 1,149
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earle Earnest
1880s 335 1,043
1890s 479 1,390
1900s 430 1,907
1910s 2,210 6,856
1920s 2,805 10,869
1930s 1,627 8,722
1940s 1,345 8,706
1950s 1,027 7,310
1960s 567 4,515
1970s 328 2,961
1980s 208 1,995
1990s 92 1,053
2000s 41 559
2010s 11 364
2020s - 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earle Earnest
2014 6 37
2015 - 33
2016 - 24
2017 - 32
2018 - 40
2019 - 27
2020 - 28
2021 - 21
2022 - 24
2023 - 24
2024 - 17
2025 - 25

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2014.

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