Recorded 1920–1949 Girls' name Peak 1926 58 births

Earldine — girls' name

58 babies named Earldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s401930s61940s12
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Earldine was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Earldine in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earldine

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Earldine between 1920 and 1949, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earldine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earldine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Earldine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earldine 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 58 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.

Earldine at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

58

Since 1920

30 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1920

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1949

Earldine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1920

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 194919401934192919281927192619251920 5

Earldine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 69% of Earldine's all-time total
1920s401930s61940s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earldine?
58 babies have been named Earldine since 1920. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Earldine most popular?
Earldine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Earldine been used?
Earldine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 30 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Earldine?
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, 1920–1949 (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.