Earl
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #2,230 for boys in 2025, 63 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1894 · 896 births
- Debut · boys
- 335 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 75 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 289,174since 1880
Earl over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,230 | 63 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,156 | 68 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,244 | 63 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,965 | 78 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,667 | 99 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,069 | 68 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,658 | 97 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,648 | 98 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,478 | 114 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,522 | 110 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,353 | 129 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,526 | 105 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,578 | 98 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,367 | 123 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,429 | 115 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,438 | 115 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,257 | 140 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,090 | 170 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,080 | 170 | |
| 2006 | — | #985 | 188 | |
| 2005 | — | #953 | 183 | |
| 2004 | — | #945 | 178 | |
| 2003 | — | #867 | 199 | |
| 2002 | — | #826 | 202 | |
| 2001 | — | #749 | 231 | |
| 2000 | — | #712 | 245 | |
| 1999 | — | #643 | 271 | |
| 1998 | — | #600 | 309 | |
| 1997 | — | #622 | 278 | |
| 1996 | — | #570 | 319 | |
| 1995 | — | #570 | 321 | |
| 1994 | — | #518 | 381 | |
| 1993 | — | #470 | 447 | |
| 1992 | — | #458 | 474 | |
| 1991 | — | #420 | 539 | |
| 1990 | — | #407 | 569 | |
| 1989 | — | #371 | 603 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #338 | 635 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #332 | 622 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #311 | 651 |
| 1985 | — | #294 | 690 | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #266 | 781 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #270 | 768 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #251 | 883 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #254 | 863 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #250 | 901 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #245 | 893 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #227 | 926 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #221 | 1,002 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #220 | 941 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #212 | 1,024 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #206 | 1,078 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #195 | 1,157 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #188 | 1,251 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #178 | 1,502 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #173 | 1,630 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #172 | 1,620 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #164 | 1,652 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #163 | 1,653 |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 | #160 | 1,752 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #156 | 1,949 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #149 | 2,196 |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | #154 | 2,159 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #147 | 2,304 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #139 | 2,519 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #139 | 2,565 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #135 | 2,687 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | #130 | 2,800 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #122 | 3,139 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #110 | 3,304 |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | #106 | 3,246 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #98 | 3,424 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #96 | 3,437 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #98 | 3,456 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #95 | 3,571 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #92 | 3,589 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #91 | 3,652 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #83 | 3,977 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #83 | 4,242 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #82 | 3,830 |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | #71 | 3,567 |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | #65 | 3,874 |
| 1943 | #1,591 | 28 | #60 | 4,186 |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | #62 | 4,050 |
| 1941 | #1,418 | 30 | #58 | 3,806 |
| 1940 | #1,635 | 23 | #52 | 3,944 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #50 | 3,896 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | #50 | 4,007 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #48 | 3,942 |
| 1936 | #1,321 | 30 | #47 | 4,106 |
| 1935 | #1,018 | 46 | #46 | 4,224 |
| 1934 | #1,035 | 45 | #41 | 4,628 |
| 1933 | #1,244 | 33 | #41 | 4,374 |
| 1932 | #1,097 | 42 | #41 | 4,822 |
| 1931 | #931 | 55 | #40 | 5,047 |
| 1930 | #831 | 73 | #38 | 5,567 |
| 1929 | #876 | 66 | #36 | 5,737 |
| 1928 | #862 | 71 | #37 | 5,966 |
| 1927 | #1,035 | 55 | #33 | 6,406 |
| 1926 | #990 | 57 | #32 | 6,441 |
| 1925 | #923 | 65 | #31 | 6,436 |
| 1924 | #1,031 | 56 | #33 | 6,529 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #31 | 6,339 |
| 1922 | #1,044 | 52 | #31 | 6,461 |
| 1921 | #1,168 | 43 | #31 | 6,754 |
| 1920 | #1,030 | 52 | #31 | 6,533 |
| 1919 | #1,155 | 41 | #31 | 5,975 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | #31 | 6,321 |
| 1917 | #1,040 | 46 | #32 | 5,632 |
| 1916 | #1,332 | 30 | #32 | 5,553 |
| 1915 | #1,367 | 27 | #33 | 4,908 |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | #33 | 3,842 |
| 1913 | #1,151 | 23 | #31 | 3,110 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #34 | 2,518 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #34 | 1,305 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #33 | 1,109 |
| 1909 | #909 | 20 | #31 | 1,007 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #32 | 999 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | #28 | 1,006 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #29 | 912 |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 | #29 | 904 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #29 | 854 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #27 | 837 |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | #27 | 877 |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | #23 | 818 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | #28 | 1,037 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #23 | 821 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #25 | 883 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | #24 | 829 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #21 | 892 |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | #22 | 851 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | #20 | 896 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #21 | 819 |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | #21 | 888 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #25 | 674 |
| 1890 | — | #24 | 744 | |
| 1889 | — | #28 | 688 | |
| 1888 | — | #29 | 675 | |
| 1887 | — | #32 | 537 | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #31 | 570 |
| 1885 | — | #36 | 481 | |
| 1884 | — | #40 | 464 | |
| 1883 | — | #42 | 389 | |
| 1882 | — | #49 | 377 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #48 | 314 |
| 1880 | — | #52 | 335 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Earl was already there! It came in at #52, and was given to 335 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2022–2025, when fewer than 79 boys a year got the name.
Where Earl is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#63 · 1 in 337
- Virginia#64 · 1 in 297
- Maryland#66 · 1 in 328
- Kentucky#71 · 1 in 332
- Louisiana#74 · 1 in 299
Best ever in a state: #10 in Idaho, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #63 | 64 | 1 in 337 |
| Virginia | #64 | 146 | 1 in 297 |
| Maryland | #66 | 93 | 1 in 328 |
| Kentucky | #71 | 110 | 1 in 332 |
| Louisiana | #74 | 136 | 1 in 299 |
| Hawaii | #75 | 25 | 1 in 277 |
| Mississippi | #75 | 88 | 1 in 328 |
| Delaware | #77 | 11 | 1 in 432 |
| South Carolina | #80 | 95 | 1 in 321 |
| Missouri | #82 | 97 | 1 in 485 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 144 | 1 in 381 |
| Arkansas | #86 | 49 | 1 in 410 |
| District of Columbia | #86 | 36 | 1 in 416 |
| Pennsylvania | #86 | 216 | 1 in 558 |
| Vermont | #88 | 8 | 1 in 505 |
| Rhode Island | #90 | 11 | 1 in 832 |
| Tennessee | #91 | 86 | 1 in 478 |
| Georgia | #92 | 115 | 1 in 426 |
| Ohio | #95 | 179 | 1 in 616 |
| Oklahoma | #95 | 48 | 1 in 509 |
| Alabama | #100 | 80 | 1 in 486 |
| Nevada | #101 | 5 | 1 in 473 |
| Wyoming | #102 | 7 | 1 in 499 |
| Michigan | #103 | 147 | 1 in 652 |
| Florida | #105 | 91 | 1 in 473 |
| Illinois | #109 | 151 | 1 in 714 |
| Kansas | #109 | 40 | 1 in 604 |
| Indiana | #110 | 77 | 1 in 688 |
| New Hampshire | #112 | 7 | 1 in 822 |
| Massachusetts | #115 | 44 | 1 in 1,239 |
| New Jersey | #118 | 52 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Utah | #118 | 20 | 1 in 583 |
| Maine | #119 | 13 | 1 in 780 |
| Connecticut | #122 | 20 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Idaho | #122 | 12 | 1 in 633 |
| Alaska | #126 | 5 | 1 in 624 |
| Arizona | #129 | 23 | 1 in 586 |
| New York | #131 | 157 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Wisconsin | #131 | 41 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Minnesota | #139 | 35 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Washington | #139 | 34 | 1 in 915 |
| California | #143 | 176 | 1 in 900 |
| Montana | #144 | 10 | 1 in 775 |
| Iowa | #154 | 26 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Texas | #157 | 141 | 1 in 858 |
| New Mexico | #163 | 14 | 1 in 839 |
| South Dakota | #164 | 8 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Colorado | #166 | 18 | 1 in 1,087 |
| Oregon | #167 | 16 | 1 in 1,123 |
| Nebraska | #169 | 14 | 1 in 1,142 |
| North Dakota | #204 | 5 | 1 in 1,546 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Earl
- 74 spots since 2024 (#2,156 → #2,230)
- 161 spots since 2020 (#2,069 → #2,230)
- 877 spots since 2015 (#1,353 → #2,230)
- Biggest jump: 22 spots in 1998 (#622 → #600)
- Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2007 (#985 → #1,080)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #20 (896 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 99 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 75 yrs · run 1880–1954
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
- Highest: 1 in 129 boys born in 1894 were named Earl (0.77%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,112 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.0% of all boys named Earl (63,602) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,830 | #28 (1889) | #39 |
| 1890s | 8,297 | #20 (1894) | #23 |
| 1900s | 9,251 | #23 (1901) | #28 |
| 1910s | 40,273 | #31 (1918) | #32 |
| 1920s | 63,602 | #31 (1921) | #33 |
| 1930s | 44,613 | #38 (1930) | #44 |
| 1940s | 39,128 | #52 (1940) | #71 |
| 1950s | 32,653 | #92 (1950) | #108 |
| 1960s | 20,369 | #139 (1960) | #154 |
| 1970s | 11,404 | #173 (1970) | #207 |
| 1980s | 7,397 | #250 (1980) | #294 |
| 1990s | 3,908 | #407 (1990) | #528 |
| 2000s | 1,906 | #712 (2000) | #946 |
| 2010s | 1,104 | #1,353 (2015) | #1,500 |
| 2020s | 439 | #1,667 (2021) | #2,055 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Earl in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 108,627 of them was named Earl, which outranked 60.9% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,553Vallerie19
- #2,553Vangie19
- #2,553Venice19
- #2,635Earl18
- #2,635Adriene18
- #2,635Alvera18
- #2,635Alvin18
- #2,725Adina17
- #2,725Alissa17
- #2,725Almeda17
Tied with 89 names at #2,635; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 635 of them was named Earl, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.