Is Earla a boy or girl name?

Earla is a girl’s name. Of the 742 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Earla

Recorded 1912–1969 · United States

Earla was most popular in 1949, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,028 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 742 people named Earla.

Earla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Earla’s peak in 1949. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Earla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Earla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 742 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Earla

Where Earla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Pennsylvania 18.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org