Boys' name · since 1915

Earney

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Earney, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,289 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Earney sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 49 recorded since 1915.

Earney has 49 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1950.

  • #22,289 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 49 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earney ranks #22,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#22,289 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Earney's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Earney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Earney splits its recorded history at 1926: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Earney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1950

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519171919192219261928193219451950 5

Earney by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 35% of the file).

1910s was Earney's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Earney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earney? ▼
Earney has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,289 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1950. 7 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
Where does Earney sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earney ranks #22,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Earney most popular? ▼
Earney was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Earney been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Earney since 1915 -- 36 years through the most recent 1950 data.
What names are similar to Earney? ▼
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.

What to do with Earney's data

  • Earney's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 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.

Keep exploring Earney

Nearby Names Like Earney

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Earney

Earl Boy
#2230 289,174 births
Earnest Boy
#4139 58,389 births
Earle Boy
11,505 births
Early Boy
#7684 3,989 births
Earlie Boy
2,263 births

Compare Earney side by side: Earney vs Earl Earney vs Earnest Earney vs Earle

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Sumpter
49 births · Peak 1931
Fidelis
49 births · Peak 1917
Helge
49 births · Peak 1917
Evald
49 births · Peak 1915
Zigmunt
49 births · Peak 1921
Aurele
49 births · Peak 1923
Orwin
49 births · Peak 1920
Pendleton
49 births · Peak 1924

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Earney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1950 (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 Earney 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.