Earlie vs Earnest

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

Name A

Earlie

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Name B

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5430

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Metric Earlie Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5430
Total Births (all years) 2,263 58,366
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 60 1,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earlie Earnest
1880ss 15 1,043
1890ss 34 1,390
1900ss 111 1,907
1910ss 355 6,856
1920ss 474 10,869
1930ss 387 8,722
1940ss 379 8,706
1950ss 238 7,311
1960ss 136 4,515
1970ss 89 2,962
1980ss 39 1,995
1990ss 6 1,053
2000ss — 559
2010ss — 364
2020ss — 114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earlie 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, 1885–1991.

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