Total births
10
Recorded 1914–1916 Boys' name Peak 1914 10 births
Earling — boys' name
10 babies named Earling in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Earling was born in this single decade.
1914
Single peak year
5 babies were named Earling in 1914 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Earling
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Earling between 1914 and 1916, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earling currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1916. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Earling performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Earling 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 10 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.
Earling at a glance
Last recorded 1916Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Earling popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1914
- Peak year (1914)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Earling by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Earling's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Earling? ▼
10 babies have been named Earling since 1914. It was last recorded in 1916. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Earling most popular? ▼
Earling was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Earling been used? ▼
Earling has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 3 years of data through 1916.
What names are similar to Earling? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earl, Earnest, Earle, Early, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Earling
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1916 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.