Is Earlie a boy or girl name?

Earlie is a unisex name. Of the 3,592 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.0% were girls and 63.0% were boys. It changed hands in 1937, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Earlie

Recorded 1883–1991 · United States

Earlie was most popular in 1922, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,398 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,592 people named Earlie.

Earlie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Earlie’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Earlie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Earlie is a unisex name — 37.0% of the 3,592 Americans given it were girls and 63.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1937 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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 Earlie

Where Earlie is most concentrated

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

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