How Many People Are Named Earlene?
An estimated 5,595 people in the United States have the first name Earlene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Earlene peaked in popularity in 1947 with 407 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earlene 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 Earlene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Earlene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
5,595
About 1 in 61,261 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1947
407 births
Total Registered
14,170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earlene
Earlene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,170 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Earlene as a male name
Ranked #3,924 in 1931
5 male births in 1931
Peak: 1931 (5 births)
Earlene as a female name
Ranked #18,430 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1947 (407 births)
Earlene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earlene span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 3,689 babies were registered. Earlene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Earlene by Decade
How has Earlene 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.
Earlene by State
Birth registrations for Earlene span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Montana. On average, about 297 Earlenes were registered per state.
Earlene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earlene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Earlene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earlene?
We estimate approximately 5,595 people named Earlene 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 61,261 Americans share this first name.
Is Earlene a common name?
Earlene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earlene most popular?
Earlene reached peak popularity in 1947, when 407 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earlene is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earlene a female name?
Earlene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earlene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earlene Smith, Earlene Johnson, Earlene 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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