How Many People Are Named Earlena?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Earlena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Earlena peaked in popularity in 1926 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earlena 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 Earlena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Earlena is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
- Earlena is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1926
14 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earlena
Earlena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 178 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Earlena as a female name
Ranked #13,585 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1926 (14 births)
Earlena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earlena span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 39 babies were registered. Earlena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Earlena by Decade
How has Earlena 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.
Earlena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earlena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Earlena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earlena?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Earlena 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 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Earlena a common name?
Earlena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earlena most popular?
Earlena reached peak popularity in 1926, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earlena is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earlena a female name?
Earlena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earlena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earlena Smith, Earlena Johnson, Earlena 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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