Earnest vs Early

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

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Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Early

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earnest Early
2014 37 -
2015 33 13
2016 24 6
2017 32 -
2018 40 -
2019 27 7
2020 28 -
2021 21 5
2022 24 10
2023 24 -
2024 17 -
2025 25 10

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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