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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Earnest

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Metric Early Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5430
Total Births (all years) 3,979 58,366
Peak Year 1927 1926
Peak Year Births 88 1,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Early Earnest
1880ss 147 1,043
1890ss 221 1,390
1900ss 244 1,907
1910ss 587 6,856
1920ss 774 10,869
1930ss 516 8,722
1940ss 518 8,706
1950ss 396 7,311
1960ss 209 4,515
1970ss 147 2,962
1980ss 90 1,995
1990ss 44 1,053
2000ss 45 559
2010ss 26 364
2020ss 15 114

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

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, 1880–2022.

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