Recorded 1912–1954 Boys' name Peak 1917 86 births

Earland — boys' name

86 babies named Earland in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s261930s251940s61950s6
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Earland was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Earland in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earland

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Earland between 1912 and 1954, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Earland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earland in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earland in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Earland at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

86

Since 1912

43 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1912

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1954

Earland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1912

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 1954193919311927192219171912 6

Earland by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 30% of Earland's all-time total
1910s231920s261930s251940s61950s6

Earland by state

Where Earland concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earland
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
7 8.1%
Maine share of Earland's total US births 8.1%

7 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earland?
86 babies have been named Earland since 1912. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Earland most popular?
Earland was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Earland most popular?
The top states for the name Earland are Maine (7 births).
How long has the name Earland been used?
Earland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 43 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Earland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earl, Earnest, Earle, Early, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.