Earlin vs Earnest

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

Name A

Earlin

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Name B

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Metric Earlin Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 83 58,389
Peak Year 1928 1926
Peak Year Births 10 1,149
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earlin Earnest
1880s - 1,043
1890s - 1,390
1900s - 1,907
1910s 12 6,856
1920s 35 10,869
1930s 22 8,722
1940s 9 8,706
1950s 5 7,310
1960s - 4,515
1970s - 2,961
1980s - 1,995
1990s - 1,053
2000s - 559
2010s - 364
2020s - 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earlin 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, 1915–1951.

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