Earnie vs Earl

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

Name A

Earnie

Boy name

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Name B

Earl

Boy name · Rank #2156

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Metric Earnie Earl
Current Rank Unranked #2156
Total Births (all years) 1,180 289,174
Peak Year 1948 1921
Peak Year Births 34 6,754
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnie Earl
1880s - 4,830
1890s - 8,297
1900s 18 9,251
1910s 109 40,273
1920s 198 63,602
1930s 127 44,613
1940s 227 39,128
1950s 218 32,653
1960s 154 20,369
1970s 95 11,404
1980s 28 7,397
1990s 6 3,908
2000s - 1,906
2010s - 1,104
2020s - 439

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earnie Earl
2014 - 105
2015 - 129
2016 - 110
2017 - 114
2018 - 98
2019 - 97
2020 - 68
2021 - 99
2022 - 78
2023 - 63
2024 - 68
2025 - 63

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, 1902–1997.

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