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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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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2007#17,6365
2006
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2004
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2001
2000
1999#12,6886
1998#12,4266
1997#9,0179
1996#13,5185
1995#6,64113
1994#11,7786
1993#9,5598
1992#8,7349
1991#7,43011
1990#7,88010
1989#4,12123
1988#6,66611
1987#3,74323
1986#5,18814
1985#4,86015
1984#3,52723
1983#3,34024
1982#3,64722
1981#3,43624
1980#4,32717
1979#4,05218
1978#2,94227
1977#3,26723
1976#2,60230
1975#2,56530
1974#1,96143
1973#2,09438
1972#1,98940
1971#1,68654
1970#1,59959
1969#1,21484
1968#1,43562
1967#1,25573
1966#991106
1965#1,013106
1964#997115
1963#912133
1962#879143
1961#918138
1960#755183
1959#762178
1958#719188
1957#662220
1956#625236
1955#555265
1954#537273
1953#491313
1952#517265
1951#447341
1950#438336
1949#424344
1948#401396
1947#401407
1946#413349
1945#381342
1944#374356
1943#359399
1942#358383
1941#351352
1940#335361
1939#349336
1938#314388
1937#353333
1936#341335
1935#351334
1934#338348
1933#345327
1932#388283
1931#372298#3,7635
1930#400282
1929#394294
1928#397285
1927#425263
1926#451225
1925#464220
1924#478212
1923#524181
1922#539172
1921#576156
1920#609136
1919#689103
1918#666114
1917#72992
1916#75082
1915#78071
1914#80252
1913#1,15123
1912#84635
1911#85325
1910#1,11016
1909#1,4719
1908#1,5478
1907#1,20611
1906#1,4168
1905#1,23810
1904
1903
1902
1901#1,6795
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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 1962

  • 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: #714 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,287 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedMINew York: #1,096 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 23,339 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: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedINOhio: #937 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,693 girlsOHPennsylvania: #721 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,043 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 28,913 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: #531 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,084 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedVAMaryland: #425 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,184 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: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedARTennessee: #572 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,119 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #665 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,536 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedLAMississippi: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedALGeorgia: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,280 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Earlene, so not publishedHITexas: #1,108 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,794 girlsTXFlorida: #559 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,467 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#423 · 1 in 3,089
  2. Maryland#425 · 1 in 4,184
  3. Missouri#531 · 1 in 6,084
  4. Florida#559 · 1 in 5,467
  5. Tennessee#572 · 1 in 7,119

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#42381 in 3,089
Maryland#42571 in 4,184
Missouri#53171 in 6,084
Florida#55991 in 5,467
Tennessee#57251 in 7,119
Georgia#60961 in 7,280
North Carolina#66551 in 9,536
Illinois#714101 in 10,287
Pennsylvania#72181 in 13,043
Ohio#93751 in 19,693
New York#1,09671 in 23,339
Texas#1,10871 in 15,794
California#1,43361 in 28,913
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 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 1962

girls
#879
143 births · 1 in 13,752 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #879Earlene143
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 13,752 of them was named Earlene, which outranked 88.4% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earlene
  1. #873Machelle144
  2. #873Merri144
  3. #873Tia144
  4. #879Earlene143
  5. #879Lisha143
  6. #879Louisa143
  7. #879Melonie143
  8. #885Hannah142
  9. #885Lindy142
  10. #885Romona142

Tied with 5 names at #879; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962