Early

Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys

Early first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 127 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1927 with 88 babies (rank #692 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Early

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Early yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,352

Total babies (all years)

127

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	11	#580
1881	12	#512
1882	10	#616
1883	15	#464
1884	14	#508
1885	15	#485
1886	17	#436
1887	15	#439
1888	18	#448
1889	20	#407
1890	23	#371
1891	19	#402
1892	16	#500
1893	14	#515
1894	22	#400
1895	24	#391
1896	19	#468
1897	33	#323
1898	26	#385
1899	25	#366
1900	29	#419
1901	21	#411
1902	22	#443
1903	23	#417
1904	24	#437
1905	18	#552
1906	21	#492
1907	30	#419
1908	23	#526
1909	33	#438
1910	33	#482
1911	30	#551
1912	37	#705
1913	50	#632
1914	55	#689
1915	71	#694
1916	65	#761
1917	83	#656
1918	76	#740
1919	87	#665
1920	76	#757
1921	85	#709
1922	82	#724
1923	75	#759
1924	81	#738
1925	77	#748
1926	76	#733
1927	88	#692
1928	63	#829
1929	71	#758
1930	57	#876
1931	44	#1,001
1932	52	#895
1933	59	#801
1934	59	#814
1935	43	#971
1936	52	#844
1937	55	#825
1938	55	#840
1939	40	#1,009
1940	44	#970
1941	42	#992
1942	54	#901
1943	60	#859
1944	60	#810
1945	49	#918
1946	44	#1,033
1947	57	#924
1948	51	#977
1949	57	#914
1950	43	#1,078
1951	47	#1,044
1952	48	#1,048
1953	45	#1,093
1954	48	#1,086
1955	40	#1,188
1956	25	#1,577
1957	36	#1,303
1958	34	#1,323
1959	30	#1,448
1960	31	#1,443
1961	32	#1,415
1962	27	#1,524
1963	20	#1,808
1964	12	#2,453
1965	22	#1,682
1966	23	#1,624
1967	17	#1,925
1968	17	#1,980
1969	8	#3,397
1970	26	#1,717
1971	14	#2,594
1972	12	#2,869
1973	14	#2,635
1974	21	#2,069
1975	7	#4,461
1976	11	#3,331
1977	16	#2,691
1978	14	#2,965
1979	12	#3,413
1980	6	#5,727
1981	14	#3,082
1982	12	#3,538
1983	7	#5,072
1984	5	#6,602
1985	13	#3,464
1986	9	#4,576
1987	8	#5,097
1988	8	#5,338
1989	8	#5,791
1990	13	#4,240
1991	11	#4,860
1992	8	#6,297
1995	7	#7,225
1996	5	#9,409
2000	11	#6,029
2002	5	#11,177
2003	5	#11,385
2004	5	#11,867
2007	6	#11,325
2008	5	#13,084
2009	8	#9,219
2015	13	#6,425
2016	6	#11,100
2019	7	#10,025
2021	5	#12,649
2022	10	#7,917