Earl Name Popularity

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How popular is Earl?

The uncommon name Earl was the 1,664th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Earl, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #20 in 1894.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 6,755 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Earl in any given year was 95 in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1881-1888, and 1910-1918, the name Earl took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1971-1975, 1989-1995, and 2006-2010.

Where is the name Earl popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Earl's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Earl has remained about the same.

The name Earl is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Earl has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Earl (Girl)		Earl (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	95	1,664
2017		< 5	--	112	1,492
2016		< 5	--	110	1,523
2015		< 5	--	128	1,358
2014		< 5	--	105	1,524
2013		< 5	--	98	1,579
2012		< 5	--	123	1,369
2011		< 5	--	115	1,429
2010		< 5	--	115	1,441
2009		< 5	--	140	1,257
2008		< 5	--	170	1,093
2007		< 5	--	170	1,081
2006		< 5	--	187	992
2005		< 5	--	183	953
2004		< 5	--	178	945
2003		< 5	--	199	867
2002		< 5	--	201	829
2001		< 5	--	230	751
2000		< 5	--	245	712
1999		< 5	--	270	643
1998		< 5	--	309	600
1997		< 5	--	278	622
1996		< 5	--	319	570
1995		< 5	--	321	570
1994		< 5	--	381	518
1993		< 5	--	448	470
1992		< 5	--	474	459
1991		< 5	--	539	418
1990		< 5	--	570	405
1989		< 5	--	602	372
1988		5	12,349	635	338
1987		12	6,035	621	332
1986		7	8,796	651	311
1985		< 5	--	692	294
1984		9	6,959	782	266
1983		8	7,489	768	270
1982		8	7,669	883	251
1981		9	6,941	866	254
1980		11	6,026	901	250
1979		16	4,470	893	245
1978		10	6,067	927	227
1977		10	5,995	1,003	221
1976		13	4,695	941	220
1975		14	4,415	1,023	212
1974		7	7,103	1,079	205
1973		15	4,032	1,157	195
1972		17	3,594	1,250	188
1971		11	4,894	1,502	178
1970		15	3,914	1,628	173
1969		17	3,359	1,620	172
1968		13	3,847	1,655	164
1967		9	4,706	1,652	163
1966		19	2,869	1,752	160
1965		13	3,599	1,948	156
1964		16	3,277	2,195	149
1963		22	2,639	2,157	154
1962		13	3,644	2,302	147
1961		17	3,091	2,525	139
1960		16	3,126	2,564	139
1959		19	2,695	2,687	134
1958		18	2,783	2,797	130
1957		16	2,960	3,135	122
1956		16	2,956	3,300	110
1955		19	2,569	3,250	106
1954		22	2,321	3,420	98
1953		19	2,454	3,440	96
1952		18	2,518	3,456	98
1951		17	2,508	3,568	95
1950		17	2,459	3,589	92
1949		16	2,545	3,653	91
1948		21	2,145	3,977	83
1947		20	2,215	4,242	83
1946		16	2,414	3,830	82
1945		25	1,670	3,565	71
1944		26	1,620	3,876	65
1943		28	1,603	4,186	60
1942		33	1,422	4,047	62
1941		30	1,426	3,804	58
1940		23	1,647	3,945	52
1939		26	1,484	3,894	50
1938		27	1,450	4,007	50
1937		24	1,548	3,943	48
1936		30	1,328	4,104	47
1935		46	1,021	4,221	46
1934		45	1,038	4,626	41
1933		33	1,249	4,376	41
1932		42	1,099	4,820	41
1931		55	932	5,044	40
1930		73	834	5,565	38
1929		66	880	5,741	36
1928		71	867	5,966	37
1927		55	1,037	6,403	33
1926		57	991	6,444	32
1925		65	924	6,437	31
1924		56	1,035	6,529	33
1923		34	1,360	6,338	31
1922		52	1,047	6,460	31
1921		43	1,172	6,755	31
1920		52	1,032	6,532	31
1919		41	1,162	5,975	31
1918		43	1,132	6,322	31
1917		46	1,044	5,632	32
1916		30	1,341	5,553	32
1915		27	1,375	4,908	33
1914		33	1,043	3,842	33
1913		23	1,157	3,110	31
1912		21	1,156	2,518	34
1911		12	1,392	1,305	34
1910		8	1,818	1,109	33
1909		20	914	1,007	31
1908		14	1,105	999	32
1907		16	956	1,006	28
1906		10	1,243	912	29
1905		16	936	904	29
1904		14	970	854	29
1903		9	1,234	837	27
1902		11	1,087	877	27
1901		14	887	818	23
1900		12	1,127	1,037	28
1899		6	1,454	821	23
1898		7	1,406	883	25
1897		11	995	829	24
1896		13	913	892	21
1895		10	1,074	851	23
1894		9	1,082	896	20
1893		12	872	819	21
1892		14	805	888	21
1891		10	906	674	25
1890		< 5	--	744	24
1889		< 5	--	688	28
1888		< 5	--	675	30
1887		< 5	--	537	32
1886		8	852	570	31
1885		< 5	--	481	36
1884		< 5	--	464	40
1883		< 5	--	389	42
1882		< 5	--	377	49
1881		5	857	314	48
1880		< 5	--	335	52

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.