Recorded 1940–1957 Girls' name Peak 1953 85 births

Earlyn — girls' name

85 babies named Earlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s501950s35
1940s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Earlyn was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

10 babies were named Earlyn in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Earlyn between 1940 and 1957, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Earlyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlyn 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 85 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.

Earlyn at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

85

Since 1940

18 years of records

Peak year

1953

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1940

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1957

Earlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1940

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1953)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 195719551953195219511949194719461945194319411940 5

Earlyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
50 births that decade — 59% of Earlyn's all-time total
1940s501950s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlyn?
85 babies have been named Earlyn since 1940. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1953 with 10 births.
When was Earlyn most popular?
Earlyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Earlyn been used?
Earlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 18 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Earlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1940–1957 (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.