Girls' name · since 1919
Earlen
Earlen has 36 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Earlen since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Earlen recorded 36 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1935.
- #38,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlen ranks #38,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Earlen's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Earlen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Earlen's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Earlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1935
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Earlen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Earlen's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Earlen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Earlen's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Earlen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1919–1935 (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 Earlen 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.