Girls' name · since 1889
Earnestine
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 16,073 babies named Earnestine, peaking in 1944. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,073
- born since 1889
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earnestine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16,073 recorded since 1889.
Earnestine has 16,073 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2001.
- #1,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16,073 born since 1889
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earnestine ranks #1,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16,073 born since 1889, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,073
- born since 1889
- 1940s
- peak decade
Earnestine's 16,073 recorded births place it above 98.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Earnestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Earnestine's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1944 peak of 483, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Earnestine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2001
- Peak year (1944)
- 483
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Earnestine popularity over time - boys
61 total births recorded since 1922 (Earnestine as boys' name)
Earnestine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (4,380 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Earnestine's strongest decade.
4,380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Earnestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s 145
1900s
145 births
- 1910s 833
1910s
833 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,696 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,448 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,380 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,066 births
- 1960s 1,017
1960s
1,017 births
- 1970s 265
1970s
265 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 4,380 births (27% of all-time use).
How Earnestine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Earnestine's total volume
Earnestine by state
Where Earnestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 2,863 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 1,771 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,478 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,371 | 8.5% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 1,336 | 8.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 1,023 | 6.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 915 | 5.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 773 | 4.8% |
2,863 of 16,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Earnestine appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Earnestine's data
- Earnestine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (4,380 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Earnestines (2,863 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Earnestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1889–2001 (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 Earnestine 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.