Recorded 1902–1946 Girls' name Peak 1926 163 births

Earsie — girls' name

163 babies named Earsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s421920s611930s361940s19
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Earsie was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

12 babies were named Earsie in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Earsie between 1902 and 1946, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earsie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Earsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earsie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earsie 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 163 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.

Earsie at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

163

Since 1902

45 years of records

Peak year

1926

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1902

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1946

Earsie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1902

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1926)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 194619371933192819241920191719121902 5

Earsie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1921 (Earsie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1921 5

Earsie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
61 births that decade — 37% of Earsie's all-time total
1900s51910s421920s611930s361940s19

Earsie by state

Where Earsie concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earsie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 3.1%
Arkansas share of Earsie's total US births 3.1%

5 of 163 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earsie?
163 babies have been named Earsie since 1902. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1926 with 12 births.
When was Earsie most popular?
Earsie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Earsie most popular?
The top states for the name Earsie are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Earsie been used?
Earsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 45 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Earsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1902–1946 (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.