Earley vs Earnest

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

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Earley

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Earnest

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Metric Earley Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5430
Total Births (all years) 581 58,366
Peak Year 1921 1926
Peak Year Births 21 1,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earley Earnest
1880ss 14 1,043
1890ss 38 1,390
1900ss 18 1,907
1910ss 85 6,856
1920ss 139 10,869
1930ss 98 8,722
1940ss 85 8,706
1950ss 73 7,311
1960ss 25 4,515
1970ss 6 2,962
1980ss — 1,995
1990ss — 1,053
2000ss — 559
2010ss — 364
2020ss — 114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earley Earnest
2014 — 37
2015 — 33
2016 — 24
2017 — 32
2018 — 40
2019 — 27
2020 — 28
2021 — 21
2022 — 24
2023 — 24
2024 — 17

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, 1885–1971.

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