Girls' name · since 1941
Earletta
Earletta has 16 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Earletta since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earletta has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1954.
- #48,598 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earletta ranks #48,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #48,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earletta's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Earletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Earletta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Earletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1954
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Earletta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1940s was Earletta's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Earletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Earletta's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- 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 Earletta: 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 (~13 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, 1941–1954 (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 Earletta 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.