How Many People Are Named Early?
people named Early are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 279,693 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,362 babies named Early in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
99 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Early, 9.9% were girls and 90.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Early alive today is about 63 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Early first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 99 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Early has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #323, in 1897. In 2025 it ranked #7,813.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,813 |
| Best rank | #323 (1897) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #736 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Early alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Early were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 85 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Early was given 8.6 times as often in Alabama, 7.2 times in Mississippi and 7 times in Georgia.
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