Given name
Earlena
“a noble woman; a great leader”
Earlena is a variant of Earline. In English use, Earline carries the interpretation “a noble woman; a great leader.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Earlena is a variant of Earline. In English use, Earline carries the interpretation “a noble woman; a great leader.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Earlena connects to the Earl name family through Earline. Earl has been associated with English and Old English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Earlena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 178
- 0 boys · 178 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 161 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Earlena’s family of names
Earlena has a related form in Earline.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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