Name Legacy

Earnie

Recorded 1902–1997 · United States

Earnie was most popular in 1947, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,487 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,506 people named Earnie.

Most popular in1947
Rank that year#2,487
Births that year41
Total since 18801,506
Given to78% boys

Earnie over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Earnie’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Earnie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Earnie is a unisex name — 21.6% of the 1,506 Americans given it were girls and 78.3% 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 Earnie

Where Earnie 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