Recorded 1919–1935 Girls' name Peak 1919 36 births

Earlen — girls' name

36 babies named Earlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s181930s11
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Earlen was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Earlen in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Earlen between 1919 and 1935, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Earlen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlen 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.

Earlen at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

36

Since 1919

17 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1919

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1935

Earlen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1919

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193519321928192119201919 7

Earlen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 50% of Earlen's all-time total
1910s71920s181930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlen?
36 babies have been named Earlen since 1919. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Earlen most popular?
Earlen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Earlen been used?
Earlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 17 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Earlen?
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, 1919–1935 (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.