Boys' name · since 1928
Earlon
Earlon has 18 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earlon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Earlon recorded 18 times among boys since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1946.
- #29,660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1928
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earlon ranks #29,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.
- #29,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earlon's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Earlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earlon splits its recorded history at 1941: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1946
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Earlon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 61% of the file).
1940s was Earlon's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Earlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Earlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1928–1946 (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 Earlon 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.