Recorded 1914–1952 Girls' name Peak 1930 396 births

Earnesteen — girls' name

396 babies named Earnesteen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s1271930s1331940s741950s19
1930s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Earnesteen was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

23 babies were named Earnesteen in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earnesteen

The Social Security Administration has registered 396 babies named Earnesteen between 1914 and 1952, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earnesteen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earnesteen performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Earnesteen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Earnesteen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earnesteen 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 396 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.

Earnesteen at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

396

Since 1914

39 years of records

Peak year

1930

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1914

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1952

Earnesteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1914

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1930)
23
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0510152025 19521946194019351930192519201914 9

Earnesteen by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
133 births that decade — 34% of Earnesteen's all-time total
1910s431920s1271930s1331940s741950s19

Earnesteen by state

Where Earnesteen concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Earnesteen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
14 3.5%
#2 Arkansas
6 1.5%
Mississippi share of Earnesteen's total US births 3.5%
Even split

14 of 396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earnesteen?
396 babies have been named Earnesteen since 1914. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1930 with 23 births.
When was Earnesteen most popular?
Earnesteen was most popular in the 1930s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Earnesteen most popular?
The top states for the name Earnesteen are Mississippi (14 births), Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Earnesteen been used?
Earnesteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 39 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Earnesteen?
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, 1914–1952 (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.