Total births
46
Unisex name · since 1974
Earth
46 babies named Earth in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 46
- total births
- 1974–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
46 girls have been named Earth since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Earth has 46 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- 46 total births
- 1974–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
46 girls have been named Earth since 1974, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 46
- total births
- 1974–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Earth was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Earth in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Earth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earth splits its recorded history at 2020: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earth at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Earth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Earth popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2020 (Earth as boys' name)
Earth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Earth's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Earth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Earth? ▼
46 babies have been named Earth since 1974. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 8 births.
When was Earth most popular? ▼
Earth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Earth a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Earth is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 46 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Earth been used? ▼
Records for Earth go back to 1974, giving 52 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Earth? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Earth
Nearby Names Like Earth
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Earth
Earline Girl
16,524 births
Earnestine Girl
16,073 births
Earlene Girl
14,165 births
Eartha Girl
2,920 births
Earlean Girl
2,585 births
Compare Earth side by side: Earth vs Earline Earth vs Earnestine Earth vs Earlene
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Earth: Baby Name Since 1974 - 46 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/earth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Earth 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 June 2026.