Earl Boy
How popular is Earl?
#2,230 boy name in 2025
63 baby boys were named Earl in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name.
91,329living people named Earl (est.)
68median age of people named Earl
291,421babies named Earl since 1880
1 in 52,624US babies born in 2025
Earl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,230 for boys (▼ 74 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 63 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,353 in 2015, #2,069 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (6,754 boys) |
| Highest rank | #20 in 1894 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Earl is most popular
Babies named Earl per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Earl by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,830 | #28 |
| 1890s | 8,297 | #20 |
| 1900s | 9,251 | #23 |
| 1910s | 40,273 | #31 |
| 1920s | 63,602 | #31 |
| 1930s | 44,613 | #38 |
| 1940s | 39,128 | #52 |
| 1950s | 32,653 | #92 |
| 1960s | 20,369 | #139 |
| 1970s | 11,404 | #173 |
| 1980s | 7,397 | #250 |
| 1990s | 3,908 | #406 |
| 2000s | 1,906 | #711 |
| 2010s | 1,104 | #1,353 |
| 2020s | 439 | #1,667 |
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Questions
- Is Earl a boy or girl name?
- Earl is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Earl were boys.
- How popular is the name Earl?
- 63 baby boys were named Earl in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name.
- When was Earl most popular?
- Earl peaked in 1921, when 6,754 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #20 in 1894.
- How many people are named Earl?
- 291,421 babies have been named Earl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 91,329 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Earl most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Earl was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.