Recorded 1914–1946 Unisex name Peak 1923 134 births

Earlee — unisex name

134 babies named Earlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s721930s251940s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Earlee was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

18 babies were named Earlee in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Earlee between 1914 and 1946, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Earlee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 44 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Earlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earlee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlee 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 134 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.

Earlee at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

134

Since 1914

33 years of records

Peak year

1923

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1914

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1946

Earlee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1914

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1923)
18
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 194619341930192519231921191919161914 7

Earlee popularity over time — boys

44 total births recorded since 1915 (Earlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 44 births
4.555.566.577.5 19361935193119281926192419191915 5

Earlee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
72 births that decade — 54% of Earlee's all-time total
1910s321920s721930s251940s5

Earlee by state

Where Earlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
11 8.2%
Arkansas share of Earlee's total US births 8.2%

11 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlee?
134 babies have been named Earlee since 1914. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1923 with 18 births.
When was Earlee most popular?
Earlee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Earlee most popular?
The top states for the name Earlee are Arkansas (11 births).
Is Earlee a unisex name?
Yes, Earlee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 134 births, and as a boy's name it has 44 births.
How long has the name Earlee been used?
Earlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 33 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Earlee?
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, 1914–1946 (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.