Recorded 1921–1955 Boys' name Peak 1921 55 births

Earlis — boys' name

55 babies named Earlis in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s121940s121950s10
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Earlis was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Earlis in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlis

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Earlis between 1921 and 1955, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earlis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Earlis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earlis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlis 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 55 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.

Earlis at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

55

Since 1921

35 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1921

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1955

Earlis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1921

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 1955195019491948193819341929192319221921 6

Earlis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 38% of Earlis's all-time total
1920s211930s121940s121950s10

Earlis by state

Where Earlis concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earlis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 9.1%
Louisiana share of Earlis's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlis?
55 babies have been named Earlis since 1921. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Earlis most popular?
Earlis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Earlis most popular?
The top states for the name Earlis are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Earlis been used?
Earlis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 35 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Earlis?
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.

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, 1921–1955 (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.