Girls' name · since 1889
Earline
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 16,524 babies named Earline, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,524
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
16,524 girls have been named Earline since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Earline has 16,524 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1995.
- #1,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16,524 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earline ranks #1,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16,524 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,524
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Earline's 16,524 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Earline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earline splits its recorded history at 1944: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 470 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earline popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1995
- Peak year (1927)
- 470
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Earline popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 1925 (Earline as boys' name)
Earline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,086 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Earline's strongest decade.
4,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Earline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s 290
1900s
290 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,694 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,086 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,899 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,218 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,914 births
- 1960s 906
1960s
906 births
- 1970s 283
1970s
283 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,086 births (25% of all-time use).
How Earline 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 Earline's total volume
Earline by state
Where Earline concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 2,088 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 1,820 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,579 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 1,504 | 9.1% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 1,278 | 7.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 896 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 708 | 4.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 612 | 3.7% |
2,088 of 16,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Earline appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Earline's data
- Earline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,086 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Earlines (2,088 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Earline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
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, 1889–1995 (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 Earline 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.