ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1912 First Year 1969 Last Year 1949 Peak Year #1807 Peak Rank 742 Total Count 54 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Earla What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Earlene is a given name, the feminine equivalent of the name Earl. Both names derive from Old English term eorl, meaning "nobleman" or "chieftain". The name may also be related to the Irish Gaelic names Arleen and Arlene, which mean "the pledge". Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlene) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlene) 📖 ## The Story of Earla Earla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1949: 28 births, good for #1,807 nationwide. About 25% of every Earla on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Earla last appeared in the published SSA data in 1969, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 742 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Earla Phonetically similar names — useful when Earla is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Rla * [Erla](/erla) * Urla * Irla * [Early](/early) * Rly * [Earlie](/earlie) * [Earley](/earley) * Rlo * Rli * [Earl](/earl) * [Irl](/irl) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Earla What does the name Earla mean? Earlene is a given name, the feminine equivalent of the name Earl. Both names derive from Old English term eorl, meaning "nobleman" or "chieftain". The name may also be related to the Irish Gaelic names Arleen and Arlene, which mean "the pledge". How popular is Earla in 2026? In 2026, Earla ranks #4,723 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year. When was Earla most popular? Earla reached its peak popularity in 1949, ranking #1,807 that year with 28 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Earla most popular? Earla has historically been most popular in Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Earla. Is Earla a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Earla is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Earla? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Earla include Monette, Conchita, Kyrah. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MonettePeak #1807](/monette)[👧ConchitaPeak #1807](/conchita)[👧KyrahPeak #1807](/kyrah)[👧SkyyPeak #1807](/skyy)[👧BraylinPeak #1807](/braylin)[👧ConneePeak #1808](/connee)[👧DrindaPeak #1808](/drinda)[👧JilPeak #1808](/jil) ## About the name Earla Earla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 742 births in the dataset. Earla's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #1,807\. Use the chart and map above to compare Earla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1949 → ](/year/1949) * [ Names of the 1940s → ](/decade/1940s) * [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.