Boy
Earl
Earl is a boy's name meaning "Nobleman", drawing on English roots. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. 1921 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EnglishNobleman
EnglishWarrior
Births by decade
1900s
9,387
1910s
40,558
1920s
64,155
1930s
45,001
1940s
39,363
1950s
32,817
1960s
20,525
1970s
11,531
1980s
7,469
1990s
3,909
2000s
1,903
2010s
905
Peaked in the 1920s · 277,523 total U.S. births since 1900