Earlene

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · Last seen for boys in 1931 at #3,763
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1938 · 388 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,165
since 1901

Earlene over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Earlene has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #314, 1938girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1901

The first year at least five girls were named Earlene! It came in at #1,679, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1904, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Earlene is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedAKMaine: #145 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 767 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNHWashington: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,959 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMNIllinois: #487 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,982 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWIMichigan: #407 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,348 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,192 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedIAIndiana: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,845 girlsINOhio: #513 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,502 girlsOHPennsylvania: #413 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,489 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #490 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,571 girlsCAUtah: #190 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,992 girlsMOKentucky: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,341 girlsKYWest Virginia: #397 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,787 girlsWVVirginia: #326 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsVAMaryland: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNMKansas: #340 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsKSArkansas: #229 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsARTennessee: #310 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #277 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsDCOklahoma: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsOKLouisiana: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsLAMississippi: #221 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,191 girlsMSAlabama: #293 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,228 girlsALGeorgia: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedHITexas: #448 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,812 girlsTXFlorida: #222 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#145 · 1 in 767
  2. Utah#190 · 1 in 1,037
  3. Mississippi#221 · 1 in 1,191
  4. Florida#222 · 1 in 1,409
  5. Arkansas#229 · 1 in 1,400

Best ever in a state: #124 in Arkansas, 1936.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#145121 in 767
Utah#19081 in 1,037
Mississippi#221241 in 1,191
Florida#222191 in 1,409
Arkansas#229161 in 1,400
Oklahoma#254111 in 1,966
District of Columbia#26851 in 2,223
South Carolina#269161 in 1,718
Georgia#272211 in 2,005
Maryland#27391 in 2,505
North Carolina#277221 in 2,286
Alabama#293171 in 2,228
Missouri#303131 in 2,992
Tennessee#310131 in 2,923
Virginia#326111 in 3,236
Kansas#34051 in 3,517
Louisiana#349121 in 2,692
Kentucky#37881 in 4,341
West Virginia#39751 in 4,787
Michigan#407131 in 5,348
Pennsylvania#413161 in 6,489
Washington#42351 in 4,959
Massachusetts#44051 in 9,192
Texas#448241 in 3,812
Indiana#45661 in 6,845
Illinois#487121 in 6,982
California#490201 in 5,571
Ohio#513101 in 8,502
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See more about Earlene
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2007
  • Biggest jump: 349 spots in 1914 (#1,151 → #802)
  • Biggest drop: 305 spots in 1913 (#846 → #1,151)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1901
  • Peaked 1938 at #314 (388 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1914–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,844
  • Highest: 1 in 2,844 girls born in 1938 were named Earlene (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 384,523 girls born in 2007 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 26.0% of all girls named Earlene (3,689) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s51#1,206 (1907)#1,426
1910s613#666 (1918)#838
1920s2,144#394 (1929)#486
1930s3,264#314 (1938)#355
1940s3,689#335 (1940)#380
1950s2,615#438 (1950)#575
1960s1,143#755 (1960)#1,037
1970s362#1,599 (1970)#2,476
1980s196#3,340 (1983)#4,286
1990s83#6,641 (1995)#9,967
2000s5#17,636 (2007)#17,636

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Earlene in 1948

girls
#401
396 births · 1 in 4,288 girls

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #401Earlene396
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 4,288 of them was named Earlene, which outranked 93.4% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earlene
  1. #397Lora400
  2. #397Ruthie400
  3. #400Estella399
  4. #401Earlene396
  5. #402Jeanie392
  6. #403Leah387
  7. #404Jamie386
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →