Recorded 1928–1946 Boys' name Peak 1928 18 births

Earlon — boys' name

18 babies named Earlon in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71940s11
1940s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Earlon was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

7 babies were named Earlon in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Earlon between 1928 and 1946, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earlon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlon performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Earlon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlon 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 18 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.

Earlon at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

18

Since 1928

19 years of records

Peak year

1928

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1928

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1946

Earlon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1928

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1928)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194619411928 7

Earlon by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 61% of Earlon's all-time total
1920s71940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlon?
18 babies have been named Earlon since 1928. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1928 with 7 births.
When was Earlon most popular?
Earlon was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Earlon been used?
Earlon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 19 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Earlon?
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, 1928–1946 (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.