Recorded 1914–1956 Girls' name Peak 1928 300 births

Earlyne — girls' name

300 babies named Earlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s891930s701940s741950s33
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Earlyne was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

16 babies were named Earlyne in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Earlyne between 1914 and 1956, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Earlyne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlyne 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 300 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.

Earlyne at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

300

Since 1914

43 years of records

Peak year

1928

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1914

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1956

Earlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1914

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1928)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19561949194319381932192719201914 5

Earlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 30% of Earlyne's all-time total
1910s341920s891930s701940s741950s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlyne?
300 babies have been named Earlyne since 1914. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1928 with 16 births.
When was Earlyne most popular?
Earlyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Earlyne been used?
Earlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 43 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Earlyne?
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, 1914–1956 (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.