Boy
Earle
Earle is a boy's name meaning "Old English, nobleman, warrior", drawing on Old English roots. It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. Since 1900, roughly 10,946 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyVariant of Earl
Old EnglishOld English – "nobleman, warrior"
Births by decade
1900s
458
1910s
2,297
1920s
2,886
1930s
1,664
1940s
1,369
1950s
1,027
1960s
566
1970s
328
1980s
207
1990s
92
2000s
41
2010s
11
Peaked in the 1920s · 10,946 total U.S. births since 1900