Early

Given to 4,362 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +28% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#7679

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 10

Peak year

1897

33 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,362

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Early was most popular in 1897, when 33 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Early, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 28%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	10	7679
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	10	7768
2021	<5	—	5	12146
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	7	9756
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	6	10744
2015	<5	—	13	6324
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	6	14582	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	8	8985
2008	<5	—	5	12553
2007	<5	—	6	10921
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	5	11356
2003	<5	—	5	10894
2002	<5	—	5	10667
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	11	5920
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	5	9015
1995	<5	—	7	6992
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	11	4760
1990	<5	—	13	4167
1989	<5	—	8	5615
1988	<5	—	8	5200
1987	<5	—	8	4968
1986	<5	—	9	4457
1985	<5	—	13	3401
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	7	4907
1982	<5	—	12	3482
1981	<5	—	14	3030
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	<5	—	12	3357
1978	<5	—	14	2929
1977	<5	—	16	2665
1976	<5	—	11	3264
1975	<5	—	7	4309
1974	<5	—	21	2050
1973	<5	—	14	2606
1972	<5	—	12	2819
1971	<5	—	14	2558
1970	<5	—	26	1699
1969	<5	—	8	3314
1968	<5	—	17	1962
1967	<5	—	17	1906
1966	<5	—	23	1613
1965	<5	—	22	1669
1964	<5	—	12	2409
1963	5	6592	20	1792
1962	7	5293	27	1515
1961	<5	—	32	1406
1960	<5	—	31	1434
1959	6	5566	30	1439
1958	5	6103	34	1321
1957	9	4202	36	1300
1956	<5	—	25	1568
1955	11	3571	40	1181
1954	<5	—	48	1082
1953	8	4226	45	1091
1952	9	3796	48	1044
1951	7	4385	47	1040
1950	9	3662	43	1074
1949	9	3612	57	911
1948	13	2828	51	972
1947	<5	—	57	923
1946	<5	—	44	1031
1945	<5	—	49	916
1944	7	3687	60	810
1943	8	3493	60	856
1942	9	3194	54	900
1941	6	3954	42	987
1940	10	2737	44	967
1939	9	2922	40	1007
1938	5	4342	55	834
1937	8	3146	55	824
1936	9	2857	52	844
1935	6	3742	43	969
1934	5	4286	59	808
1933	<5	—	59	799
1932	5	4411	52	888
1931	7	3497	44	997
1930	8	3345	57	873
1929	11	2737	71	752
1928	13	2497	63	826
1927	7	3875	88	690
1926	15	2351	76	731
1925	5	4973	77	746
1924	11	2973	81	737
1923	10	3125	75	755
1922	7	4011	82	722
1921	14	2509	85	707
1920	9	3340	76	754
1919	11	2813	87	663
1918	10	3024	76	733
1917	8	3344	83	656
1916	<5	—	65	757
1915	<5	—	71	690
1914	7	2876	55	687
1913	<5	—	50	629
1912	<5	—	37	700
1911	<5	—	30	548
1910	6	2140	33	480
1909	<5	—	33	436
1908	<5	—	23	522
1907	7	1639	30	417
1906	<5	—	21	489
1905	<5	—	18	549
1904	5	1877	24	431
1903	<5	—	23	411
1902	<5	—	22	440
1901	<5	—	21	407
1900	<5	—	29	419
1899	<5	—	25	362
1898	<5	—	26	385
1897	<5	—	33	321
1896	6	1416	19	462
1895	<5	—	24	390
1894	<5	—	22	399
1893	<5	—	14	509
1892	<5	—	16	497
1891	5	1332	19	397
1890	<5	—	23	369
1889	<5	—	20	405
1888	<5	—	18	442
1887	<5	—	15	438
1886	<5	—	17	431
1885	<5	—	15	480
1884	<5	—	14	504
1883	<5	—	15	460
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	12	503
1880	<5	—	11	571