Earl
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,230 for boys
Earl is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “nobleman”. In 2025 it ranked 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Earl mean?
English
“nobleman”
A male given name from English from the English noun earl.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Earl a girl's or a boy's name?
Earl is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Earl in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Earl in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Earl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Earl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,230among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Earl, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 6,754 boys.
Half of all the boys named Earl in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1951, the years shaded on the chart below.
Earl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 99 | #1,667 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,658 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,648 |
| 2017 | 114 | #1,478 |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,522 |
| 2015 | 129 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,526 |
| 2013 | 98 | #1,578 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,429 |
| 2010 | 115 | #1,438 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,257 |
| 2008 | 170 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 170 | #1,080 |
| 2006 | 188 | #985 |
| 2005 | 183 | #952 |
| 2004 | 178 | #944 |
| 2003 | 199 | #866 |
| 2002 | 202 | #825 |
| 2001 | 231 | #748 |
| 2000 | 245 | #711 |
| 1999 | 271 | #642 |
| 1998 | 309 | #600 |
| 1997 | 278 | #622 |
| 1996 | 319 | #570 |
| 1995 | 321 | #569 |
| 1994 | 381 | #518 |
| 1993 | 447 | #470 |
| 1992 | 474 | #458 |
| 1991 | 539 | #420 |
| 1990 | 569 | #406 |
| 1989 | 603 | #371 |
| 1988 | 635 | #338 |
| 1987 | 622 | #332 |
| 1986 | 651 | #311 |
| 1985 | 690 | #294 |
| 1984 | 781 | #266 |
| 1983 | 768 | #270 |
| 1982 | 883 | #251 |
| 1981 | 863 | #254 |
| 1980 | 901 | #250 |
| 1979 | 893 | #245 |
| 1978 | 926 | #227 |
| 1977 | 1,002 | #221 |
| 1976 | 941 | #220 |
| 1975 | 1,024 | #212 |
| 1974 | 1,078 | #206 |
| 1973 | 1,157 | #195 |
| 1972 | 1,251 | #188 |
| 1971 | 1,502 | #178 |
| 1970 | 1,630 | #173 |
| 1969 | 1,620 | #172 |
| 1968 | 1,652 | #164 |
| 1967 | 1,653 | #163 |
| 1966 | 1,752 | #160 |
| 1965 | 1,949 | #156 |
| 1964 | 2,196 | #149 |
| 1963 | 2,159 | #154 |
| 1962 | 2,304 | #147 |
| 1961 | 2,519 | #139 |
| 1960 | 2,565 | #139 |
| 1959 | 2,687 | #135 |
| 1958 | 2,800 | #130 |
| 1957 | 3,139 | #122 |
| 1956 | 3,304 | #110 |
| 1955 | 3,246 | #106 |
| 1954 | 3,424 | #98 |
| 1953 | 3,437 | #96 |
| 1952 | 3,456 | #98 |
| 1951 | 3,571 | #95 |
| 1950 | 3,589 | #92 |
| 1949 | 3,652 | #91 |
| 1948 | 3,977 | #83 |
| 1947 | 4,242 | #83 |
| 1946 | 3,830 | #82 |
| 1945 | 3,567 | #71 |
| 1944 | 3,874 | #65 |
| 1943 | 4,186 | #60 |
| 1942 | 4,050 | #62 |
| 1941 | 3,806 | #58 |
| 1940 | 3,944 | #52 |
| 1939 | 3,896 | #50 |
| 1938 | 4,007 | #50 |
| 1937 | 3,942 | #48 |
| 1936 | 4,106 | #47 |
| 1935 | 4,224 | #46 |
| 1934 | 4,628 | #41 |
| 1933 | 4,374 | #41 |
| 1932 | 4,822 | #41 |
| 1931 | 5,047 | #40 |
| 1930 | 5,567 | #38 |
| 1929 | 5,737 | #36 |
| 1928 | 5,966 | #37 |
| 1927 | 6,406 | #33 |
| 1926 | 6,441 | #32 |
| 1925 | 6,436 | #31 |
| 1924 | 6,529 | #33 |
| 1923 | 6,339 | #31 |
| 1922 | 6,461 | #31 |
| 1921 | 6,754 | #31 |
| 1920 | 6,533 | #31 |
| 1919 | 5,975 | #31 |
| 1918 | 6,321 | #31 |
| 1917 | 5,632 | #32 |
| 1916 | 5,553 | #32 |
| 1915 | 4,908 | #33 |
| 1914 | 3,842 | #33 |
| 1913 | 3,110 | #31 |
| 1912 | 2,518 | #34 |
| 1911 | 1,305 | #34 |
| 1910 | 1,109 | #33 |
| 1909 | 1,007 | #31 |
| 1908 | 999 | #32 |
| 1907 | 1,006 | #28 |
| 1906 | 912 | #29 |
| 1905 | 904 | #29 |
| 1904 | 854 | #29 |
| 1903 | 837 | #27 |
| 1902 | 877 | #27 |
| 1901 | 818 | #23 |
| 1900 | 1,037 | #28 |
| 1899 | 821 | #23 |
| 1898 | 883 | #25 |
| 1897 | 829 | #24 |
| 1896 | 892 | #21 |
| 1895 | 851 | #22 |
| 1894 | 896 | #20 |
| 1893 | 819 | #21 |
| 1892 | 888 | #21 |
| 1891 | 674 | #25 |
| 1890 | 744 | #24 |
| 1889 | 688 | #28 |
| 1888 | 675 | #29 |
| 1887 | 537 | #32 |
| 1886 | 570 | #31 |
| 1885 | 481 | #36 |
| 1884 | 464 | #40 |
| 1883 | 389 | #42 |
| 1882 | 377 | #49 |
| 1881 | 314 | #48 |
| 1880 | 335 | #52 |
Names like Earl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Earl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/earl, updated 20 October 2026.