Earlie
Last seen for girls in 1963 at #6,592 · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #7,271
Given to boys 63.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,263since 1885
Earlie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
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| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,569 | 11 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,012 | 8 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,813 | 12 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,445 | 12 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,918 | 17 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #1,792 | 20 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #1,948 | 18 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #1,709 | 22 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1954 | #2,378 | 21 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #1,709 | 20 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #1,430 | 28 |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | #1,430 | 27 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #1,400 | 27 |
| 1947 | #1,510 | 39 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | #1,196 | 34 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #1,486 | 30 | #949 | 46 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | #1,120 | 37 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | #987 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,294 | 33 | #982 | 43 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #1,043 | 38 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 | #1,000 | 40 |
| 1936 | #1,165 | 37 | #1,182 | 31 |
| 1935 | #1,483 | 25 | #1,057 | 37 |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 | #1,116 | 35 |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #1,031 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #928 | 52 |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 | #1,296 | 30 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | #1,078 | 42 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | #924 | 55 |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | #1,092 | 42 |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | #1,032 | 47 |
| 1923 | #1,464 | 31 | #896 | 58 |
| 1922 | #1,403 | 33 | #891 | 60 |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | #973 | 52 |
| 1920 | #1,511 | 29 | #947 | 53 |
| 1919 | #1,565 | 26 | #927 | 52 |
| 1918 | #1,537 | 27 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 | #919 | 48 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | #984 | 42 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #832 | 54 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #930 | 28 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #759 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #616 | 17 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #722 | 10 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #685 | 10 |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Earlie! It came in at #765, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Earlie is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#306 · 1 in 2,881
- Mississippi#378 · 1 in 4,360
- Texas#637 · 1 in 7,779
Best ever in a state: #190 in Alabama, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #306 | 10 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Mississippi | #378 | 5 | 1 in 4,360 |
| Texas | #637 | 8 | 1 in 7,779 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Arkansas | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Earlie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
- Biggest jump: 368 spots in 1930 (#1,296 → #928)
- Biggest drop: 336 spots in 1912 (#759 → #1,095)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1907 at #616 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 57 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1904–1911
- Highest: 1 in 8,637 boys born in 1907 were named Earlie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 336,721 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
- 20.9% of all boys named Earlie (474) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1936, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #755 (1888) | #760 |
| 1890s | 34 | #685 (1895) | #786 |
| 1900s | 111 | #616 (1907) | #773 |
| 1910s | 355 | #755 (1910) | #915 |
| 1920s | 474 | #891 (1922) | #1,033 |
| 1930s | 387 | #928 (1930) | #1,056 |
| 1940s | 379 | #949 (1944) | #1,117 |
| 1950s | 238 | #1,364 (1950) | #1,630 |
| 1960s | 136 | #1,792 (1963) | #2,393 |
| 1970s | 89 | #2,813 (1971) | #3,580 |
| 1980s | 39 | #3,882 (1986) | #5,611 |
| 1990s | 6 | #7,271 (1991) | #7,271 |
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.
Earlie in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 34,652 of them was named Earlie, which outranked 74.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,272Trula34
- #1,272Vanda34
- #1,272Veola34
- #1,294Earlie33
- #1,294Concha33
- #1,294Coral33
- #1,294Corina33
- #1,313Aida32
- #1,313Arvella32
- #1,313Belle32
Tied with 18 names at #1,294; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,957 of them was named Earlie, which outranked 75.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).