How Many People Are Named Earth?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Earth. It is used for both genders, with 77.6% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Earth peaked in popularity in 2020 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Earth 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 Earth paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Earth is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2020
13 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Earth
Earth is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.4%) and females (77.6%). Out of 49 total births registered, 11 were male and 38 were female.
Earth as a male name
Ranked #12,783 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (6 births)
Earth as a female name
Ranked #12,482 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1974 (7 births)
Earth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Earth span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 30 babies were registered. Earth remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Earth by Decade
How has Earth 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.
Earth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Earth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Earth
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Earth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Earth?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Earth 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 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Earth a common name?
Earth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Earth most popular?
Earth reached peak popularity in 2020, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Earth is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Earth a female name?
Earth is predominantly female. 77.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Earth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Earth Smith, Earth Johnson, Earth 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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