Girls' name · since 1922
Earnestene
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Earnestene, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
127 girls have been named Earnestene since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Earnestene recorded 127 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1954.
- #24,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earnestene ranks #24,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #24,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Earnestene's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Earnestene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Earnestene's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Earnestene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1954
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Earnestene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (51 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Earnestene's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Earnestene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 51 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Earnestene's data
- Earnestene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Earnestene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Earnestene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.