Earley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Earley

The Social Security Administration has registered 581 babies named Earley between 1885 and 1971, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Earley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Earley in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earley 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 581 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.