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 #5443

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Metric Earlie Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 2,263 58,389
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 60 1,149
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earlie Earnest
1880s 15 1,043
1890s 34 1,390
1900s 111 1,907
1910s 355 6,856
1920s 474 10,869
1930s 387 8,722
1940s 379 8,706
1950s 238 7,310
1960s 136 4,515
1970s 89 2,961
1980s 39 1,995
1990s 6 1,053
2000s - 559
2010s - 364
2020s - 139

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
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, 1885–1991.

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