Recorded 1915–1950 Boys' name Peak 1926 49 births

Earney — boys' name

49 babies named Earney in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s171930s51940s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Earney was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Earney in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earney

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Earney between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earney performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Earney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earney 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 49 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.

Earney at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

49

Since 1915

36 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1915

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1950

Earney popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195019451932192819261922191919171915 6

Earney by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 35% of Earney's all-time total
1910s171920s171930s51940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earney?
49 babies have been named Earney since 1915. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
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?
Earney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 36 years of data through 1950.
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.

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, 1915–1950 (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.