Recorded 1925–1945 Girls' name Peak 1934 36 births

Earldean — girls' name

36 babies named Earldean in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151930s161940s5
1930s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Earldean was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

9 babies were named Earldean in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earldean

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Earldean between 1925 and 1945, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earldean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earldean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Earldean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earldean 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 36 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.

Earldean at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

36

Since 1925

21 years of records

Peak year

1934

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1925

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1945

Earldean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1925

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1934)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Earldean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
16 births that decade — 44% of Earldean's all-time total
1920s151930s161940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earldean?
36 babies have been named Earldean since 1925. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1934 with 9 births.
When was Earldean most popular?
Earldean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Earldean been used?
Earldean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 21 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Earldean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1925–1945 (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.