Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Earl
Endangered
Down 99.1% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
6,754
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Earl
How many people are named Earl?
An estimated 76,634 living Americans are named Earl.
How rare is Earl?
Earl is uncommon among babies today, with 63 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 99.1% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Earl?
The median age of a living American named Earl is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 52 and 75 years old.
Is Earl still popular?
No. Earl is endangered as a baby name, down 99.1% from its 1921 peak with 63 births in 2025.
Where is Earl most common?
Earl has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
99.1%
2025
63
All-time
289,174
Where it lives now
Earl is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Maryland.
States where Earl is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.