Earlene

Earlene: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noblewoman”
Origin: English
Say it: ur-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

An English feminine form built from Earl with the suffix -ene/-ene. Earl ultimately comes from Old English eorl, meaning a nobleman or warrior; Earlene is an elaborated modern form.

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How popular is Earlene?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Earlene in 20240

Peak year1938

Total US babies since 188014,170

Earlene was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

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Earlene questions

What does the name Earlene mean?

Earlene means "noblewoman". It comes from English. An English feminine form built from Earl with the suffix -ene/-ene. Earl ultimately comes from Old English eorl, meaning a nobleman or warrior; Earlene is an elaborated modern form.

Is Earlene a boy or girl name?

Earlene is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Earlene?

Earlene was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1938.

How do you pronounce Earlene?

Earlene is usually pronounced ur-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.