Earl

Given to 291,421 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2230
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
63
boys 63
Peak year
1894
896 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
291,421
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Earl was most popular in 1894, when 896 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 63 babies were named Earl, ranking #2230 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1894 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Earl was most popular in 1894, when 896 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 63 babies were named Earl, ranking #2230 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1894

Earl was most popular in 1894, when 896 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 63 babies were named Earl, ranking #2230 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 63 2230
2024 <5 — 68 2156
2023 <5 — 63 2244
2022 <5 — 78 1965
2021 <5 — 99 1667
2020 <5 — 68 2069
2019 <5 — 97 1658
2018 <5 — 98 1648
2017 <5 — 114 1478
2016 <5 — 110 1522
2015 <5 — 129 1353
2014 <5 — 105 1526
2013 <5 — 98 1578
2012 <5 — 123 1367
2011 <5 — 115 1429
2010 <5 — 115 1438
2009 <5 — 140 1257
2008 <5 — 170 1090
2007 <5 — 170 1080
2006 <5 — 188 985
2005 <5 — 183 953
2004 <5 — 178 945
2003 <5 — 199 867
2002 <5 — 202 826
2001 <5 — 231 749
2000 <5 — 245 712
1999 <5 — 271 643
1998 <5 — 309 600
1997 <5 — 278 622
1996 <5 — 319 570
1995 <5 — 321 570
1994 <5 — 381 518
1993 <5 — 447 470
1992 <5 — 474 458
1991 <5 — 539 420
1990 <5 — 569 407
1989 <5 — 603 371
1988 5 11798 635 338
1987 12 5923 622 332
1986 7 8523 651 311
1985 <5 — 690 294
1984 9 6810 781 266
1983 8 7312 768 270
1982 8 7469 883 251
1981 9 6804 863 254
1980 11 5912 901 250
1979 16 4420 893 245
1978 10 5958 926 227
1977 10 5888 1,002 221
1976 14 4363 941 220
1975 14 4370 1,024 212
1974 7 6900 1,078 206
1973 15 3971 1,157 195
1972 17 3543 1,251 188
1971 11 4810 1,502 178
1970 15 3872 1,630 173
1969 17 3318 1,620 172
1968 13 3789 1,652 164
1967 8 4982 1,653 163
1966 20 2752 1,752 160
1965 13 3549 1,949 156
1964 16 3244 2,196 149
1963 22 2619 2,159 154
1962 13 3592 2,304 147
1961 17 3060 2,519 139
1960 16 3095 2,565 139
1959 18 2760 2,687 135
1958 18 2755 2,800 130
1957 16 2926 3,139 122
1956 16 2929 3,304 110
1955 18 2635 3,246 106
1954 22 2295 3,424 98
1953 20 2363 3,437 96
1952 18 2502 3,456 98
1951 16 2577 3,571 95
1950 17 2436 3,589 92
1949 16 2514 3,652 91
1948 21 2126 3,977 83
1947 20 2200 4,242 83
1946 16 2392 3,830 82
1945 25 1660 3,567 71
1944 26 1609 3,874 65
1943 28 1591 4,186 60
1942 33 1413 4,050 62
1941 30 1418 3,806 58
1940 23 1635 3,944 52
1939 26 1474 3,896 50
1938 27 1437 4,007 50
1937 24 1539 3,942 48
1936 30 1321 4,106 47
1935 46 1018 4,224 46
1934 45 1035 4,628 41
1933 33 1244 4,374 41
1932 42 1097 4,822 41
1931 55 931 5,047 40
1930 73 831 5,567 38
1929 66 876 5,737 36
1928 71 862 5,966 37
1927 55 1035 6,406 33
1926 57 990 6,441 32
1925 65 923 6,436 31
1924 56 1031 6,529 33
1923 34 1350 6,339 31
1922 52 1044 6,461 31
1921 43 1168 6,754 31
1920 52 1030 6,533 31
1919 41 1155 5,975 31
1918 43 1126 6,321 31
1917 46 1040 5,632 32
1916 30 1332 5,553 32
1915 27 1367 4,908 33
1914 33 1034 3,842 33
1913 23 1151 3,110 31
1912 21 1143 2,518 34
1911 12 1372 1,305 34
1910 8 1773 1,109 33
1909 20 909 1,007 31
1908 14 1084 999 32
1907 16 945 1,006 28
1906 10 1229 912 29
1905 16 926 904 29
1904 14 965 854 29
1903 9 1204 837 27
1902 11 1075 877 27
1901 14 881 818 23
1900 12 1106 1,037 28
1899 6 1394 821 23
1898 7 1379 883 25
1897 11 982 829 24
1896 13 903 892 21
1895 10 1053 851 22
1894 9 1061 896 20
1893 12 865 819 21
1892 14 796 888 21
1891 10 893 674 25
1890 <5 — 744 24
1889 <5 — 688 28
1888 <5 — 675 29
1887 <5 — 537 32
1886 8 828 570 31
1885 <5 — 481 36
1884 <5 — 464 40
1883 <5 — 389 42
1882 <5 — 377 49
1881 5 830 314 48
1880 <5 — 335 52

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Other spellings

Earle · 11,790 Earlee · 178

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Where Earl is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years