Earline

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,130
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1932 · 454 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,524
since 1889

Earline over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Earline has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #296, 1932girls
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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
1889

The first year at least five girls were named Earline! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Earline is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMNIllinois: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,134 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMINew York: #697 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,111 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNEMissouri: #288 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,683 girlsMOKentucky: #346 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,136 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedWVVirginia: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedKSArkansas: #243 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsARTennessee: #213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,843 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #141 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 586 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,388 girlsOKLouisiana: #119 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 473 girlsLAMississippi: #123 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 442 girlsMSAlabama: #175 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 838 girlsALGeorgia: #277 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earline, so not publishedHITexas: #366 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsTXFlorida: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#119 · 1 in 473
  2. Mississippi#123 · 1 in 442
  3. South Carolina#141 · 1 in 586
  4. Alabama#175 · 1 in 838
  5. Tennessee#213 · 1 in 1,233

Best ever in a state: #78 in Louisiana, 1933.

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Louisiana#119471 in 473
Mississippi#123511 in 442
South Carolina#141351 in 586
Alabama#175351 in 838
Tennessee#213221 in 1,233
Florida#236111 in 1,234
Arkansas#243151 in 1,247
Georgia#277171 in 1,812
Missouri#288101 in 2,683
North Carolina#313131 in 2,843
Virginia#32181 in 2,979
Kentucky#34691 in 3,136
Texas#366241 in 2,404
Oklahoma#41461 in 3,388
Illinois#46091 in 6,134
New York#69751 in 17,111
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See more about Earline
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1995
  • Biggest jump: 666 spots in 1898 (#1,385 → #719)
  • Biggest drop: 342 spots in 1901 (#885 → #1,227)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1932 at #296 (454 births)
  • Births halved by 1953, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1902–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,351
  • Highest: 1 in 2,351 girls born in 1932 were named Earline (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 351,710 girls born in 1995 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 24.7% of all girls named Earline (4,086) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,279 (1889)#1,279
1890s62#719 (1898)#1,039
1900s290#521 (1907)#738
1910s1,694#366 (1919)#448
1920s4,086#307 (1927)#329
1930s3,899#296 (1932)#321
1940s3,218#340 (1941)#413
1950s1,914#499 (1951)#693
1960s906#954 (1960)#1,196
1970s283#1,681 (1970)#3,016
1980s132#4,005 (1981)#5,893
1990s35#7,430 (1991)#10,983

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.

Earline in 1938

girls
#340
352 births · 1 in 3,135 girls

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #340Earline352
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 3,135 of them was named Earline, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earline
  1. #337Earnestine356
  2. #338Amy354
  3. #339Pearlie353
  4. #340Earline352
  5. #340Clarice352
  6. #342Polly351
  7. #343Isabel350
  8. #344Arline345

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

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →