Earl

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Earl is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 291,355 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 289,108 as boys and 2,247 as girls. Earl gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #268 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 68
2023 63
2022 78
2021 99
2020 68
2019 97
2018 97
2017 113
2016 110
2015 129
2014 105
2013 98
2012 123
2011 115
2010 115
2009 140
2008 170
2007 170
2006 188
2005 183
2004 178
2003 199
2002 202
2001 231
2000 245
1999 271
1998 309
1997 278
1996 319
1995 321
1994 381
1993 447
1992 474
1991 539
1990 569
1989 603
1988 640
1987 634
1986 658
1985 691
1984 790
1983 776
1982 891
1981 872
1980 912
1979 909
1978 936
1977 1,012
1976 955
1975 1,037
1974 1,086
1973 1,173
1972 1,267
1971 1,513
1970 1,645
1969 1,637
1968 1,665
1967 1,661
1966 1,772
1965 1,962
1964 2,212
1963 2,183
1962 2,315
1961 2,537
1960 2,580
1959 2,703
1958 2,819
1957 3,155
1956 3,319
1955 3,264
1954 3,447
1953 3,457
1952 3,474
1951 3,587
1950 3,606
1949 3,669
1948 3,997
1947 4,262
1946 3,847
1945 3,591
1944 3,900
1943 4,214
1942 4,082
1941 3,835
1940 3,968
1939 3,922
1938 4,034
1937 3,966
1936 4,136
1935 4,270
1934 4,672
1933 4,408
1932 4,864
1931 5,102
1930 5,640
1929 5,803
1928 6,037
1927 6,461
1926 6,498
1925 6,501
1924 6,585
1923 6,373
1922 6,513
1921 6,797
1920 6,585
1919 6,016
1918 6,364
1917 5,678
1916 5,583
1915 4,935
1914 3,875
1913 3,133
1912 2,539
1911 1,317
1910 1,117
1909 1,027
1908 1,013
1907 1,022
1906 922
1905 920
1904 868
1903 846
1902 888
1901 832
1900 1,049
1899 827
1898 890
1897 840
1896 905
1895 861
1894 905
1893 831
1892 902
1891 684
1890 744
1889 688
1888 675
1887 537
1886 578
1885 481
1884 464
1883 389
1882 377
1881 319
1880 335