Girls' name · since 1923
Earnstine
Earnstine has 153 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Earnstine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 153 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earnstine has been recorded 153 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1957.
- #22,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earnstine ranks #22,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Earnstine's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Earnstine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earnstine splits its recorded history at 1939: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earnstine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1957
- Peak year (1923)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Earnstine by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (52 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Earnstine's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Earnstine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 52 births (34% of all-time use).
Earnstine by state
Where Earnstine concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 7.2% |
11 of 153 births nationwide.
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- Earnstine's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1950s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Earnstines (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Earnstine: 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 (~34 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, 1923–1957 (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 Earnstine 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.