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 #5430

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Name B

Earle

Boy name

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Metric Earnest Earle
Current Rank #5430 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 58,366 11,505
Peak Year 1926 1918
Peak Year Births 1,149 350
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnest Earle
1880ss 1,043 335
1890ss 1,390 479
1900ss 1,907 430
1910ss 6,856 2,210
1920ss 10,869 2,805
1930ss 8,722 1,627
1940ss 8,706 1,345
1950ss 7,311 1,027
1960ss 4,515 567
1970ss 2,962 328
1980ss 1,995 208
1990ss 1,053 92
2000ss 559 41
2010ss 364 11
2020ss 114 —

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 —

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, 1880–2024.

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