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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • 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 5,161 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: #628 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,484 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWIMichigan: #431 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,606 girlsMINew York: #1,043 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 29,943 girlsNYMassachusetts: #418 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,271 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: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,066 girlsINOhio: #423 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,090 girlsOHPennsylvania: #475 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #556 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,718 girlsCAUtah: #293 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsMOKentucky: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,610 girlsKYWest Virginia: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,822 girlsWVVirginia: #415 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,686 girlsVAMaryland: #314 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,088 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDEArizona: #320 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNMKansas: #336 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,255 girlsKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsARTennessee: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #364 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,610 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #291 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,396 girlsOKLouisiana: #330 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsLAMississippi: #249 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsALGeorgia: #258 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedHITexas: #483 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,249 girlsTXFlorida: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,856 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#181 · 1 in 1,031
  2. Mississippi#249 · 1 in 1,505
  3. Georgia#258 · 1 in 1,866
  4. Oklahoma#291 · 1 in 2,396
  5. Kentucky#291 · 1 in 2,610

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#181201 in 1,031
Mississippi#249191 in 1,505
Georgia#258231 in 1,866
Kentucky#291131 in 2,610
Oklahoma#29191 in 2,396
Utah#29351 in 1,847
Alabama#313151 in 2,436
Maryland#31481 in 3,088
Arizona#32051 in 1,956
Tennessee#325121 in 3,160
Missouri#326121 in 3,429
Louisiana#330151 in 2,362
Kansas#33661 in 3,255
West Virginia#35761 in 3,822
North Carolina#364141 in 3,610
Florida#40281 in 3,856
Virginia#41581 in 4,686
Massachusetts#41851 in 9,271
Ohio#423151 in 6,090
Michigan#431141 in 5,606
Washington#44351 in 5,161
Pennsylvania#475141 in 7,749
Texas#483241 in 4,249
Indiana#54751 in 9,066
California#556181 in 6,718
Illinois#62881 in 11,484
New York#1,04351 in 29,943
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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 1951

girls
#447
341 births · 1 in 5,281 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #447Earlene341
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 5,281 of them was named Earlene, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earlene
  1. #444Jacalyn345
  2. #445Shari343
  3. #446Dee342
  4. #447Earlene341
  5. #447Estella341
  6. #447Rae341
  7. #450Blanche340
  8. #451Yvette338
  9. #452Christie337

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →