Earnell
The Story of Earnell
As a girl name
American parents first put Earnell on the record books as a girl name in 1947, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 5 Earnells were born — ranking #5,295 that year. Earnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Earnell as a boy name dates back to 1947, when 7 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Earnell — #3,096 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Earnell on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Earnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1957, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Earnell
Earnell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Earnell's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #3,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Earnell'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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