Meaning and history
This name comes from the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl, meaning “nobleman” or “warrior,” and it has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
20062006: 188 births, rank #985
2007: 170 births, rank #1,080
2008: 170 births, rank #1,090
2009: 140 births, rank #1,257
2010: 115 births, rank #1,438
20112011: 115 births, rank #1,429
2012: 123 births, rank #1,367
2013: 98 births, rank #1,578
2014: 105 births, rank #1,526
2015: 129 births, rank #1,353
20162016: 110 births, rank #1,522
2017: 114 births, rank #1,478
2018: 98 births, rank #1,648
2019: 97 births, rank #1,658
2020: 68 births, rank #2,069
20212021: 99 births, rank #1,667
2022: 78 births, rank #1,965
2023: 63 births, rank #2,244
2024: 68 births, rank #2,156
20252025: 63 births, rank #2,230
Earl moved from #953 to #987 for boys between 2005 and 2006. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 6,754 births.