Earlena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Earlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Earlena between 1915 and 1990, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlena performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Earlena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlena 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 178 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.