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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #314, 1938girls
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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 1955

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #569 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,398 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWIMichigan: #594 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,944 girlsMINew York: #992 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 23,341 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: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,038 girlsINOhio: #529 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,846 girlsOHPennsylvania: #784 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,795 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #790 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 12,181 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #524 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,254 girlsMOKentucky: #460 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,604 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #355 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,412 girlsVAMaryland: #333 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,191 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: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #315 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,338 girlsARTennessee: #555 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,687 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,768 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #465 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,175 girlsLAMississippi: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsMSAlabama: #347 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,788 girlsALGeorgia: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedHITexas: #693 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,993 girlsTXFlorida: #370 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#280 · 1 in 1,719
  2. Arkansas#315 · 1 in 2,338
  3. North Carolina#323 · 1 in 2,476
  4. Maryland#333 · 1 in 3,191
  5. Alabama#347 · 1 in 2,788

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

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Mississippi#280161 in 1,719
Arkansas#31581 in 2,338
North Carolina#323211 in 2,476
Maryland#33391 in 3,191
Alabama#347131 in 2,788
Virginia#355121 in 3,412
Florida#370121 in 3,301
Georgia#422111 in 4,185
South Carolina#45661 in 4,768
Kentucky#46061 in 5,604
Louisiana#46591 in 4,175
Missouri#52461 in 7,254
Ohio#529131 in 7,846
Indiana#53961 in 8,038
Tennessee#55551 in 7,687
Illinois#569121 in 8,398
Michigan#59491 in 9,944
Texas#693141 in 7,993
Pennsylvania#78461 in 18,795
California#790121 in 12,181
New York#99271 in 23,341
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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 1955

girls
#555
265 births · 1 in 7,378 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #555Earlene265
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 7,378 of them was named Earlene, which outranked 91.8% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earlene
  1. #552Kitty269
  2. #553Ivy268
  3. #553Lyn268
  4. #555Earlene265
  5. #555Jewel265
  6. #555Johanna265
  7. #555Kathrine265
  8. #559Deana264
  9. #559Etta264
  10. #561Fay263

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

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →