Unisex name · since 1914
Earlee
Earlee has 134 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
134 girls have been named Earlee since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlee has been recorded 134 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1946.
- #23,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlee ranks #23,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Earlee's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Earlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Earlee's full recorded timeline at 1924, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Earlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1946
- Peak year (1923)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Earlee popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1915 (Earlee as boys' name)
Earlee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (72 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Earlee's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Earlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 72 births (54% of all-time use).
Earlee by state
Where Earlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 11 | 8.2% |
11 of 134 births nationwide.
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What to do with Earlee's data
- Earlee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Earlees (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Earlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1914–1946 (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 Earlee 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.