NameTides

Earl

Earl was the #2,230 boys' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #3,153 in Canada.

Earl as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Earl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Earl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,230 (63)——#3,153 (5)
2024#2,156 (68)#3,689 (5)—#1,909 (10)
2023#2,244 (63)#4,992 (3)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,965 (78)#3,049 (6)—#1,759 (10)
2021#1,667 (99)#3,990 (4)—#1,560 (12)
2020#2,069 (68)#2,404 (8)—#2,013 (8)
2019#1,658 (97)#3,937 (4)—#1,634 (11)
2018#1,648 (98)#2,445 (8)—#2,403 (6)
2017#1,478 (114)#2,734 (7)—#2,198 (7)
2016#1,522 (110)#4,810 (3)—#1,683 (10)
2015#1,353 (129)#3,004 (6)—#1,816 (9)
2014#1,526 (105)#2,248 (9)—#2,371 (6)
2013#1,578 (98)#3,315 (5)—#2,606 (5)
2012#1,367 (123)#3,987 (4)—#2,666 (5)
2011#1,429 (115)#2,613 (7)—#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1894 at #20.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Earl is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Earl by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Earl (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Earl (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EarlCanadaBoys#3,1535
EarlEngland & WalesBoys—too few
EarlIrelandBoys—too few
EarlNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EarlUSGirls—too few
EarlUSBoys#2,23063