Earle

Last seen for girls in 1947 at #5,295 · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #10,717
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1894 · 55 births
Debut · boys
25 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,505
since 1880

Earle over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Earle has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #231, 1894boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2015——
2014—#10,7176
2013——
2012——
2011——
2010—#12,2315
2009——
2008—#9,8717
2007——
2006——
2005—#11,4725
2004—#8,9277
2003—#8,6437
2002—#6,52210
2001——
2000—#10,3495
1999——
1998—#5,84010
1997—#9,2655
1996—#7,9716
1995—#6,9927
1994—#8,8005
1993—#5,36010
1992—#3,33819
1991—#4,00514
1990—#3,60716
1989—#2,90221
1988—#3,07917
1987—#3,33914
1986—#2,29024
1985—#3,07015
1984—#2,15924
1983—#2,14024
1982—#2,59618
1981—#1,89929
1980—#2,28422
1979—#1,86729
1978—#1,87027
1977—#2,06323
1976—#1,74829
1975—#1,63031
1974—#1,58231
1973—#1,46434
1972—#1,50832
1971—#1,10155
1970—#1,37437
1969—#1,19843
1968—#96857
1967—#1,00352
1966—#95058
1965—#1,04350
1964—#1,03553
1963—#1,03753
1962—#97361
1961—#90172
1960—#91668
1959—#79792
1958—#76794
1957—#82384
1956—#77891
1955—#696111
1954—#717101
1953—#686108
1952—#699100
1951—#614132
1950—#652114
1949—#624119
1948—#548148
1947#5,2955#566143
1946—#553132
1945—#580109
1944—#514138
1943#3,8017#493158
1942#3,7387#518141
1941#4,4205#520130
1940—#513127
1939—#518121
1938#2,73010#539117
1937—#463145
1936—#459150
1935—#442166
1934#3,4497#430170
1933—#418169
1932#3,5687#399199
1931#3,4977#424178
1930#4,0476#395212
1929#2,92110#348260
1928—#356260
1927#3,05310#366254
1926—#379237
1925#2,93911#352280
1924#3,14410#346290
1923#3,6418#355277
1922#2,61213#367267
1921#2,76212#320331
1920#3,9577#307349
1919#2,51513#336283
1918#3,5128#293350
1917#2,87910#285328
1916#2,24614#313276
1915#2,52611#282307
1914#1,89613#327194
1913#2,8276#284194
1912#2,3607#306141
1911#2,4635#28983
1910—#33754
1909—#32151
1908—#33046
1907#1,6397#30150
1906—#31643
1905—#36033
1904#1,6596#27050
1903#1,2049#33033
1902#1,5946#28544
1901—#30234
1900—#30746
1899—#25443
1898#1,5026#25249
1897—#29937
1896#1,5835#24953
1895#1,4266#24553
1894—#23155
1893—#23554
1892—#24951
1891—#24841
1890#1,3385#25943
1889#1,1476#23747
1888—#28041
1887—#25439
1886—#25246
1885—#36423
1884—#27838
1883—#28433
1882—#37722
1881—#36021
1880—#34125
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Earle was already there! It came in at #341, and was given to 25 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1999–2001, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Earle is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedAKMaine: #58 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 259 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #106 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 637 boysNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #440 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,513 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #433 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,428 boysMINew York: #280 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,136 boysNYMassachusetts: #102 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 899 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,777 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedINOhio: #378 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,252 boysOHPennsylvania: #249 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,347 boysPANew Jersey: #255 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,134 boysNJConnecticut: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,428 boysCTCalifornia: #264 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,425 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #335 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,347 boysWVVirginia: #266 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,420 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #342 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,714 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Earle, so not publishedTXFlorida: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,926 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#58 · 1 in 259
  2. Massachusetts#102 · 1 in 899
  3. New Hampshire#106 · 1 in 637
  4. Connecticut#140 · 1 in 1,428
  5. Florida#246 · 1 in 1,926

Best ever in a state: #55 in Maine, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#58231 in 259
Massachusetts#102351 in 899
New Hampshire#10651 in 637
Connecticut#14081 in 1,428
Florida#24661 in 1,926
Pennsylvania#249241 in 3,347
New Jersey#25571 in 4,134
California#264151 in 2,425
Virginia#26691 in 2,420
New York#280231 in 4,136
Iowa#28851 in 3,777
West Virginia#33551 in 3,347
Louisiana#34271 in 2,714
Ohio#37871 in 7,252
Michigan#43351 in 8,428
Illinois#44061 in 9,513
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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 Earle
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
  • Biggest jump: 112 spots in 1886 (#364 → #252)
  • Biggest drop: 230 spots in 1969 (#968 → #1,198)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1894 at #231 (55 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 83 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,080
  • Highest: 1 in 2,080 boys born in 1893 were named Earle (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,145 boys born in 2014 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #231 in 1894, was only 1 in 2,105 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 24.4% of all boys named Earle (2,805) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s335#237 (1889)#303
1890s479#231 (1894)#252
1900s430#270 (1904)#312
1910s2,210#282 (1915)#305
1920s2,805#307 (1920)#350
1930s1,627#395 (1930)#449
1940s1,345#493 (1943)#543
1950s1,027#614 (1951)#723
1960s567#901 (1961)#1,002
1970s328#1,101 (1971)#1,621
1980s208#1,899 (1981)#2,576
1990s92#3,338 (1992)#6,131
2000s41#6,522 (2002)#9,297
2010s11#10,717 (2014)#11,474

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.

Earle in 1929

girls
#2,921
10 births · 1 in 111,656 girls
boys
#348
260 births · 1 in 4,137 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #2,921Earle10

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #348Earle260
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 111,656 of them was named Earle, which outranked 44.6% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earle
  1. #2,737Yukiko11
  2. #2,737Zell11
  3. #2,737Zenaida11
  4. #2,921Earle10
  5. #2,921Adelfa10
  6. #2,921Agapita10
  7. #2,921Akiko10
  8. #3,137Adel9
  9. #3,137Adelyn9
  10. #3,137Agusta9

Tied with 215 names at #2,921; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 4,137 of them was named Earle, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Earle
  1. #344Marlin265
  2. #346Armand263
  3. #346Shirley263
  4. #348Earle260
  5. #349Mitchell259
  6. #349Russel259
  7. #351Gus257
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1929 →