Girls' name · since 1901
Earlene
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 14,165 babies named Earlene, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14,165
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earlene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14,165 have been recorded since 1901.
Earlene has 14,165 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2007.
- #1,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14,165 born since 1901
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlene ranks #1,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14,165 born since 1901, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14,165
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earlene's 14,165 recorded births place it above 98.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Earlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Earlene's full recorded timeline at 1952, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 407 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Earlene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2007
- Peak year (1947)
- 407
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Earlene popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1931 (Earlene as boys' name)
Earlene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (3,689 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Earlene's strongest decade.
3,689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Earlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s 613
1910s
613 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,144 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,264 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,689 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,615 births
- 1960s 1,143
1960s
1,143 births
- 1970s 362
1970s
362 births
- 1980s 196
1980s
196 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 3,689 births (26% of all-time use).
How Earlene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Earlene's total volume
Earlene by state
Where Earlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,059 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 846 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 717 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 672 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 663 | 4.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 636 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 597 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 592 | 4.2% |
1,059 of 14,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Earlene appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Earlene's data
- Earlene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (3,689 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Earlenes (1,059 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Earlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1901–2007 (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 Earlene 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.