Earlie
Earlie is a masculine given name which may refer to:Earlie Fires, American jockey Earlie Thomas (1945–2022), American National Football League player Earlie Endris Thorpe (1924–1989), American history professor and clergyman
Meaning & Origin of Earlie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Earlie is a masculine given name which may refer to:Earlie Fires, American jockey Earlie Thomas (1945–2022), American National Football League player Earlie Endris Thorpe (1924–1989), American history professor and clergyman
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The Story of Earlie
As a girl name
Earlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1883, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 39 Earlies were born — ranking #1,510 that year. As of 2026, Earlie ranks #6,590 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Earlies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Earlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1885, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 60 Earlies were born — ranking #891 that year. As of 2026, Earlie ranks #7,271 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Earlies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Earlie
Earlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Earlie's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #891. Use the chart and map above to compare Earlie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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