Early vs Earnest

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

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Early

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Name B

Earnest

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Metric Early Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 3,989 58,389
Peak Year 1927 1926
Peak Year Births 88 1,149
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Early Earnest
1880s 147 1,043
1890s 221 1,390
1900s 244 1,907
1910s 587 6,856
1920s 774 10,869
1930s 516 8,722
1940s 518 8,706
1950s 396 7,310
1960s 209 4,515
1970s 147 2,961
1980s 90 1,995
1990s 44 1,053
2000s 45 559
2010s 26 364
2020s 25 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Early Earnest
2014 - 37
2015 13 33
2016 6 24
2017 - 32
2018 - 40
2019 7 27
2020 - 28
2021 5 21
2022 10 24
2023 - 24
2024 - 17
2025 10 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, 1880–2025.

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