Earlene Girl
How popular is Earlene?
Peaked in 1947
No babies were recorded with the name Earlene in 2025. It was most used in 1947, when 407 girls got the name.
7,003living people named Earlene (est.)
76median age of people named Earlene
14,170babies named Earlene since 1880
Earlene popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1947 (407 girls) |
| Highest rank | #314 in 1938 |
| First recorded | 1901 |
Earlene counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Erilyn family of names ranked #5,115 for girls in 2025 (#3,302 the year before), with 12 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Erilyn | 5 | 42% |
| Eralynn | 7 | 58% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Earlene by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 51 | #1,206 |
| 1910s | 613 | #666 |
| 1920s | 2,144 | #394 |
| 1930s | 3,264 | #314 |
| 1940s | 3,689 | #335 |
| 1950s | 2,615 | #437 |
| 1960s | 1,143 | #755 |
| 1970s | 362 | #1,599 |
| 1980s | 196 | #3,339 |
| 1990s | 83 | #6,636 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,630 |
Questions
- Is Earlene a boy or girl name?
- Earlene has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Earlene?
- No babies were recorded with the name Earlene in 2025. It was most used in 1947, when 407 girls got the name.
- When was Earlene most popular?
- Earlene peaked in 1947, when 407 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #314 in 1938.
- How many people are named Earlene?
- 14,170 babies have been named Earlene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,003 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.