Girls' name · since 1902
Earlean
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 2,585 babies named Earlean, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,585
- born since 1902
- 1930s
- peak decade
Earlean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,585 recorded since 1902.
Earlean has 2,585 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1978.
- #3,960 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,585 born since 1902
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlean ranks #3,960 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,585 born since 1902, peaking in the 1930s.
- #3,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,585
- born since 1902
- 1930s
- peak decade
Earlean's 2,585 recorded births place it above 94.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Earlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Earlean's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Earlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1978
- Peak year (1932)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Earlean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (655 births, 25% of the file).
1930s was Earlean's strongest decade.
655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Earlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 39
1900s
39 births
- 1910s 230
1910s
230 births
- 1920s
1920s
481 births
- 1930s
1930s
655 births
- 1940s
1940s
624 births
- 1950s
1950s
391 births
- 1960s 133
1960s
133 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 655 births (25% of all-time use).
How Earlean 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 Earlean's total volume
Earlean by state
Where Earlean concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 854 | 33.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 254 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 147 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 89 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 34 | 1.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 31 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.1% |
854 of 2,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Earlean appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Earlean's data
- Earlean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (655 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Earleans (854 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Earlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1902–1978 (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 Earlean 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.