How Many People Are Named Earline?
An estimated 4,618 people in the United States have the first name Earline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Earline peaked in popularity in 1927 with 479 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earline 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 Earline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Earline is overwhelmingly female, 59 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 74, Earline is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
4,618
About 1 in 74,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1927
479 births
Total Registered
16,583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earline
Earline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,583 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Earline as a male name
Ranked #3,223 in 1940
6 male births in 1940
Peak: 1927 (9 births)
Earline as a female name
Ranked #14,087 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1927 (470 births)
Earline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earline span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,100 babies were registered. Earline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Earline by Decade
How has Earline 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.
Earline by State
Birth registrations for Earline span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas. The lowest are in Iowa, New Jersey, Washington. On average, about 515 Earlines were registered per state.
Earline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Earline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earline?
We estimate approximately 4,618 people named Earline 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 74,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Earline a common name?
Earline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earline most popular?
Earline reached peak popularity in 1927, when 479 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earline is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earline a female name?
Earline is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earline Smith, Earline Johnson, Earline 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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