How Many People Are Named Earleen?
An estimated 532 people in the United States have the first name Earleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Earleen peaked in popularity in 1927 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earleen 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 Earleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Earleen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
532
About 1 in 644,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1927
53 births
Total Registered
1,481
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earleen
Earleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,481 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Earleen as a female name
Ranked #6,946 in 1981
9 female births in 1981
Peak: 1927 (53 births)
Earleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earleen span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 385 babies were registered. Earleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Earleen by Decade
How has Earleen 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.
Earleen by State
Birth registrations for Earleen span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Mississippi, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kentucky. On average, about 13 Earleens were registered per state.
Earleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Earleen
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Earleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earleen?
We estimate approximately 532 people named Earleen 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 644,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Earleen a common name?
Earleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,481 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earleen most popular?
Earleen reached peak popularity in 1927, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earleen is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earleen a female name?
Earleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earleen Smith, Earleen Johnson, Earleen 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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