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 #5430

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Early

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

Births by Decade

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

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 —

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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