How Many People Are Named Earla?
An estimated 270 people in the United States have the first name Earla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Earla peaked in popularity in 1949 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Earla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Earla is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
270
About 1 in 1,269,461 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1949
28 births
Total Registered
742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earla
Earla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 742 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Earla as a female name
Ranked #4,802 in 1969
10 female births in 1969
Peak: 1949 (28 births)
Earla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earla span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 182 babies were registered. While Earla is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Earla by Decade
How has Earla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Earla by State
Earla + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Earla
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Earla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earla?
We estimate approximately 270 people named Earla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,269,461 Americans share this first name.
Is Earla a common name?
Earla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earla most popular?
Earla reached peak popularity in 1949, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earla is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earla a female name?
Earla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earla Smith, Earla Johnson, Earla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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