Earline
Feminine elaboration of Earl with the French-looking ending -ine; Earl comes from the English noble title, which goes back to the Old English eorl, nobleman.
Earline in 2025
Earline was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Earline has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Earline
Earline reached its highest point in 1927, when 479 babies were given the name, ranking 566th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 545th, in 1932.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 16,583 babies have been named Earline. Half of them were born before 1935, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Earline by decade
| Decade | Babies named Earline | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,177 |
| 1890s | 62 | 1,157 |
| 1900s | 290 | 822 |
| 1910s | 1,694 | 658 |
| 1920s | 4,100 | 566 |
| 1930s | 3,938 | 545 |
| 1940s | 3,224 | 636 |
| 1950s | 1,914 | 905 |
| 1960s | 906 | 1,619 |
| 1970s | 283 | 2,673 |
| 1980s | 132 | 6,262 |
| 1990s | 35 | 11,737 |
Where Earline is heading
Earline was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1927 peak — Earline is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Earline
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Earline.