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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNHWashington: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,945 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: #381 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,349 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWIMichigan: #702 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,640 girlsMINew York: #856 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 20,403 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMARhode 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: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,372 girlsINOhio: #455 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,095 girlsOHPennsylvania: #477 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,865 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,936 girlsCAUtah: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsMOKentucky: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,050 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsARTennessee: #365 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #356 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,448 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #168 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsOKLouisiana: #382 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsLAMississippi: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsMSAlabama: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsALGeorgia: #285 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedHITexas: #513 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,785 girlsTXFlorida: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#168 · 1 in 1,083
  2. Utah#229 · 1 in 1,217
  3. Mississippi#239 · 1 in 1,349
  4. Missouri#243 · 1 in 2,072
  5. Florida#282 · 1 in 1,886

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

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Oklahoma#168201 in 1,083
Utah#22971 in 1,217
Mississippi#239211 in 1,349
Missouri#243191 in 2,072
Florida#282151 in 1,886
Georgia#285191 in 2,203
Arkansas#296101 in 2,134
Alabama#319141 in 2,630
Kentucky#320111 in 3,050
Virginia#328111 in 3,179
North Carolina#356141 in 3,448
Tennessee#365101 in 3,670
Illinois#381201 in 4,349
Louisiana#382111 in 3,091
Washington#44351 in 4,945
Ohio#455121 in 7,095
California#458231 in 4,936
Pennsylvania#477131 in 7,865
Texas#513201 in 4,785
Indiana#53151 in 8,372
Michigan#70251 in 14,640
New York#85671 in 20,403
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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 1950

girls
#438
336 births · 1 in 5,098 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #438Earlene336
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 5,098 of them was named Earlene, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earlene
  1. #435Rosalyn348
  2. #436Sonja345
  3. #437Debora343
  4. #438Earlene336
  5. #439Gracie335
  6. #440Robyn333
  7. #440Shelly333
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →