Girls' name · since 1912
Earla
Earla has 742 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 742
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
742 girls have been named Earla since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Earla has 742 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1969.
- #9,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 742 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earla ranks #9,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 742 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 742
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earla's 742 recorded births place it above 87.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Earla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earla splits its recorded history at 1942: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1969
- Peak year (1949)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Earla by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (182 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Earla's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Earla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
146 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
182 births
- 1950s
1950s
135 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 182 births (25% of all-time use).
How Earla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Earla's total volume
Earla by state
Where Earla concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 67 | 9.0% |
67 of 742 births nationwide.
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What to do with Earla's data
- Earla's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 1960s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Earlas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Earla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Earla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.