Earsel vs Earnest

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

Name A

Earsel

Boy name

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Name B

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5430

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Metric Earsel Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5430
Total Births (all years) 145 58,366
Peak Year 1927 1926
Peak Year Births 9 1,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earsel Earnest
1880ss — 1,043
1890ss — 1,390
1900ss — 1,907
1910ss 21 6,856
1920ss 58 10,869
1930ss 38 8,722
1940ss 23 8,706
1950ss 5 7,311
1960ss — 4,515
1970ss — 2,962
1980ss — 1,995
1990ss — 1,053
2000ss — 559
2010ss — 364
2020ss — 114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earsel Earnest
2014 — 37
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, 1915–1951.

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