Is Earnestine a boy or girl name?
Earnestine was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 16,133 US babies named Earnestine were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Earnestine since 1889
- 16,133
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 489 babies
Boys and girls named Earnestine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 833 | 100% |
| 1920s | 16 | 2,696 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 21 | 3,448 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 24 | 4,380 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,066 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,016 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,041 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,843 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,847 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,230 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,818 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,930 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,265 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,281 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,446 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,276 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,137 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,017 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,944 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,773 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,767 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,037 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,680 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,816 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,945 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,886 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,077 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,780 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,932 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,326 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,011 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,024 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,840 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,230 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,263 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,123 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,157 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 114 | #998 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 120 | #974 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #849 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 212 | #700 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 191 | #733 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 217 | #670 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 264 | #601 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 257 | #589 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 316 | #519 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 312 | #501 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 328 | #473 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 406 | #426 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 372 | #432 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 403 | #398 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 426 | #380 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 475 | #356 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 467 | #372 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 420 | #368 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 409 | #336 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,211 | 483 | #305 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 447 | #334 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,710 | 416 | #341 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,643 | 404 | #327 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,718 | 433 | #301 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 380 | #317 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,667 | 356 | #337 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,362 | 377 | #319 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 345 | #336 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 340 | #346 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,393 | 361 | #328 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 336 | #339 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 300 | #371 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 316 | #363 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 337 | #367 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,128 | 342 | #354 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 335 | #372 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 307 | #391 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,386 | 329 | #374 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 301 | #395 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 244 | #446 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 246 | #430 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,968 | 231 | #450 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 191 | #510 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 170 | #545 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 169 | #524 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 133 | #612 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 111 | #646 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 89 | #722 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 102 | #655 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 55 | #778 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #723 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 45 | #749 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 33 | #756 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 44 | #642 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 28 | #765 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 17 | #978 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 15 | #999 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,356 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 19 | #852 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,018 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,044 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 13 | #983 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,251 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,187 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,122 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,556 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,293 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,647 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,147 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,175 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Earnestine reached #2,362 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #301 in 1940. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Earnestine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.