Recorded 1925–1925 Boys' name Peak 1925 5 births

Earn — boys' name

5 babies named Earn in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s5
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Earn was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Earn in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earn

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Earn between 1925 and 1925, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earn 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 5 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.

Earn at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

5

Since 1925

1 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1925

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1925

Earn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1925 5

Earn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 100% of Earn's all-time total
1920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earn?
5 babies have been named Earn since 1925. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Earn most popular?
Earn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Earn been used?
Earn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 1 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Earn?
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, 1925–1925 (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.