Early Name Popularity

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How popular is Early?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Early in the United States in 2018.

Early, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #323 in 1897.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1927 with 88 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Early in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1887-1890, 1892-1897, and 1910-1915, the name Early took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1931, and 1970-1973.

Sometimes the name Early has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Early popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Early's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Early has remained about the same.

The name Early is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Early has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Early (Girl)		Early (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	< 5	--
2017		< 5	--	< 5	--
2016		< 5	--	6	11,079
2015		< 5	--	13	6,410
2014		< 5	--	< 5	--
2013		6	15,132	< 5	--
2012		< 5	--	< 5	--
2011		< 5	--	< 5	--
2010		< 5	--	< 5	--
2009		< 5	--	7	10,142
2008		< 5	--	5	13,072
2007		< 5	--	6	11,319
2006		< 5	--	< 5	--
2005		< 5	--	< 5	--
2004		< 5	--	5	11,862
2003		< 5	--	5	11,382
2002		< 5	--	5	11,171
2001		< 5	--	< 5	--
2000		< 5	--	11	6,028
1999		< 5	--	< 5	--
1998		< 5	--	< 5	--
1997		< 5	--	< 5	--
1996		< 5	--	5	9,406
1995		< 5	--	7	7,222
1994		< 5	--	< 5	--
1993		< 5	--	< 5	--
1992		< 5	--	8	6,295
1991		< 5	--	11	4,858
1990		< 5	--	13	4,241
1989		< 5	--	8	5,790
1988		< 5	--	8	5,338
1987		< 5	--	8	5,094
1986		< 5	--	9	4,570
1985		< 5	--	13	3,466
1984		< 5	--	5	6,601
1983		< 5	--	7	5,066
1982		< 5	--	12	3,535
1981		< 5	--	14	3,081
1980		< 5	--	6	5,724
1979		< 5	--	12	3,414
1978		< 5	--	14	2,965
1977		< 5	--	16	2,691
1976		< 5	--	11	3,330
1975		< 5	--	7	4,460
1974		< 5	--	21	2,070
1973		< 5	--	14	2,633
1972		< 5	--	12	2,865
1971		< 5	--	14	2,592
1970		< 5	--	26	1,716
1969		< 5	--	8	3,396
1968		< 5	--	17	1,982
1967		< 5	--	17	1,924
1966		< 5	--	23	1,625
1965		< 5	--	22	1,683
1964		< 5	--	12	2,452
1963		5	6,872	20	1,805
1962		7	5,448	27	1,521
1961		< 5	--	32	1,413
1960		< 5	--	31	1,439
1959		6	5,748	30	1,450
1958		5	6,352	34	1,322
1957		9	4,315	36	1,302
1956		< 5	--	26	1,543
1955		11	3,638	39	1,205
1954		< 5	--	48	1,085
1953		8	4,332	45	1,091
1952		9	3,891	48	1,049
1951		7	4,490	47	1,043
1950		9	3,754	43	1,079
1949		9	3,692	57	914
1948		13	2,868	51	978
1947		< 5	--	57	924
1946		< 5	--	44	1,033
1945		< 5	--	49	919
1944		7	3,795	61	804
1943		8	3,582	59	871
1942		9	3,247	54	902
1941		6	4,081	42	992
1940		10	2,793	44	969
1939		9	2,979	40	1,009
1938		5	4,500	55	840
1937		8	3,224	55	825
1936		9	2,925	52	844
1935		6	3,876	43	971
1934		5	4,448	59	813
1933		< 5	--	59	801
1932		5	4,591	52	895
1931		7	3,583	44	1,001
1930		8	3,434	57	876
1929		11	2,779	71	756
1928		13	2,529	63	829
1927		7	3,965	88	692
1926		15	2,379	76	733
1925		5	5,176	77	748
1924		11	3,017	81	738
1923		10	3,190	75	759
1922		7	4,121	82	725
1921		14	2,534	85	709
1920		9	3,403	76	757
1919		11	2,858	87	665
1918		10	3,091	76	740
1917		8	3,433	83	656
1916		< 5	--	65	761
1915		< 5	--	71	694
1914		7	2,969	55	689
1913		< 5	--	50	632
1912		< 5	--	37	705
1911		< 5	--	30	551
1910		6	2,212	33	482
1909		< 5	--	33	438
1908		< 5	--	23	526
1907		7	1,683	30	419
1906		< 5	--	21	492
1905		< 5	--	18	552
1904		5	1,965	24	437
1903		< 5	--	23	417
1902		< 5	--	22	443
1901		< 5	--	21	411
1900		< 5	--	29	419
1899		< 5	--	25	366
1898		< 5	--	26	385
1897		< 5	--	33	323
1896		6	1,461	19	468
1895		< 5	--	24	391
1894		< 5	--	22	400
1893		< 5	--	14	515
1892		< 5	--	16	500
1891		5	1,379	19	402
1890		< 5	--	23	371
1889		< 5	--	20	407
1888		< 5	--	18	448
1887		< 5	--	15	439
1886		< 5	--	17	436
1885		< 5	--	15	485
1884		< 5	--	14	508
1883		< 5	--	15	464
1882		< 5	--	10	616
1881		< 5	--	12	512
1880		< 5	--	11	580

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.