The baby name Earnestine appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1981. It was most popular in 1940 with 589 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Earnestine has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 29 |
| 1913 | 32 |
| 1914 | 44 |
| 1915 | 110 |
| 1916 | 80 |
| 1917 | 122 |
| 1918 | 160 |
| 1919 | 175 |
| 1920 | 170 |
| 1921 | 211 |
| 1922 | 240 |
| 1923 | 213 |
| 1924 | 201 |
| 1925 | 386 |
| 1926 | 369 |
| 1927 | 463 |
| 1928 | 465 |
| 1929 | 481 |
| 1930 | 487 |
| 1931 | 440 |
| 1932 | 435 |
| 1933 | 438 |
| 1934 | 475 |
| 1935 | 544 |
| 1936 | 499 |
| 1937 | 509 |
| 1938 | 422 |
| 1939 | 443 |
| 1940 | 589 |
| 1941 | 451 |
| 1942 | 418 |
| 1943 | 565 |
| 1944 | 490 |
| 1945 | 392 |
| 1946 | 391 |
| 1947 | 465 |
| 1948 | 482 |
| 1949 | 416 |
| 1950 | 447 |
| 1951 | 446 |
| 1952 | 483 |
| 1953 | 391 |
| 1954 | 372 |
| 1955 | 373 |
| 1956 | 297 |
| 1957 | 298 |
| 1958 | 248 |
| 1959 | 218 |
| 1960 | 250 |
| 1961 | 170 |
| 1962 | 106 |
| 1963 | 129 |
| 1964 | 87 |
| 1965 | 80 |
| 1966 | 55 |
| 1967 | 60 |
| 1968 | 32 |
| 1969 | 27 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 10 |