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Earline

Earline means "Possibly a feminine form of Earl, nobleman", according to etymological references. It is essentially dormant now, with its last real run being the 1920s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

EtymologyVariant of Erlene
EtymologyPossibly a feminine form of Earl – "nobleman"
Births by decade
1900s
290
1910s
1,694
1920s
4,100
1930s
3,938
1940s
3,224
1950s
1,913
1960s
906
1970s
283
1980s
132
1990s
35
2000s
0
2010s
0
Peaked in the 1920s · 16,515 total U.S. births since 1900