Earley
- Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,375
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 581since 1885
Earley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Earley has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | |
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| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | — | |
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| 1909 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | — | |
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| 1905 | #1,091 | 6 |
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| 1898 | #804 | 8 |
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| 1896 | #551 | 14 |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | — | |
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| 1885 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | — | |
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First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Earley! It came in at #700, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1888, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Earley is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Earley in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
- Biggest jump: 528 spots in 1896
- Biggest drop: 6 spots in 1890
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1896 at #551 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1889–1890
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,540
- Highest: 1 in 8,540 boys born in 1896 were named Earley (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 294,741 boys born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.9% of all boys named Earley (139) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | #700 (1885) | #789 |
| 1890s | 38 | #551 (1896) | #877 |
| 1900s | 18 | #1,091 (1905) | #1,215 |
| 1910s | 85 | #1,752 (1919) | #2,442 |
| 1920s | 139 | #1,703 (1921) | #2,295 |
| 1930s | 98 | #1,922 (1932) | #2,469 |
| 1940s | 85 | #2,081 (1940) | #2,681 |
| 1950s | 73 | #2,628 (1956) | #3,152 |
| 1960s | 25 | #2,858 (1963) | #3,617 |
| 1970s | 6 | #4,375 (1971) | #4,375 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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