Earl
Boy nameEarl has been given to 291,421 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.
Meaning & origin /ɜːl/
From earl (“nobleman”).
Origin: English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
291,421
Peak year
1921 (6,797 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -51%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Earl
DMX
American rapper and actor (1970–2021)
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
American pharmacologist (1915–1974)
Earl Warren
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1953 to 1969 (1891–1974)
Kevin Federline
American rapper and entertainer (born 1978)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Earl.
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