Earnest vs Earle

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

Name A

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Name B

Earle

Boy name

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Metric Earnest Earle
Current Rank #5443 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 58,389 11,505
Peak Year 1926 1918
Peak Year Births 1,149 350
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnest Earle
1880s 1,043 335
1890s 1,390 479
1900s 1,907 430
1910s 6,856 2,210
1920s 10,869 2,805
1930s 8,722 1,627
1940s 8,706 1,345
1950s 7,310 1,027
1960s 4,515 567
1970s 2,961 328
1980s 1,995 208
1990s 1,053 92
2000s 559 41
2010s 364 11
2020s 139 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earnest Earle
2014 37 6
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, 1880–2025.

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