How Many People Are Named Earlie?
An estimated 988 people in the United States have the first name Earlie. It is used for both genders, with 63.0% male. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Earlie peaked in popularity in 1922 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earlie 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 Earlie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Earlie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- With an average bearer age of 74, Earlie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
988
About 1 in 346,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1922
93 births
Total Registered
3,592
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earlie
Earlie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.0%) and females (37.0%). Out of 3,592 total births registered, 2,263 were male and 1,329 were female.
Earlie as a male name
Ranked #7,545 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1922 (60 births)
Earlie as a female name
Ranked #6,872 in 1963
5 female births in 1963
Peak: 1947 (39 births)
Earlie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earlie span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 771 babies were registered. Earlie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Earlie by Decade
How has Earlie 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.
Earlie by State
Birth registrations for Earlie span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 140 Earlies were registered per state.
Earlie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earlie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Earlie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Earlie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earlie?
We estimate approximately 988 people named Earlie 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 346,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Earlie a common name?
Earlie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,592 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earlie most popular?
Earlie reached peak popularity in 1922, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earlie is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earlie a male name?
Earlie is predominantly male. 63.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earlie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earlie Smith, Earlie Johnson, Earlie 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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