Earney vs Earnest

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

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Earney

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Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Metric Earney Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 49 58,389
Peak Year 1926 1926
Peak Year Births 7 1,149
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earney Earnest
1880s - 1,043
1890s - 1,390
1900s - 1,907
1910s 17 6,856
1920s 17 10,869
1930s 5 8,722
1940s 5 8,706
1950s 5 7,310
1960s - 4,515
1970s - 2,961
1980s - 1,995
1990s - 1,053
2000s - 559
2010s - 364
2020s - 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earney Earnest
2014 - 37
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, 1915–1950.

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