The baby name Earl appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 8,991 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Earl has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,312 |
| 1911 | 1,541 |
| 1912 | 3,058 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1913 | 3,665 |
| 1914 | 4,729 |
| 1915 | 6,027 |
| 1916 | 7,044 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1917 | 7,542 |
| 1918 | 8,406 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 7,991 |
| 1920 | 7 |
| 1920 | 8,664 |
| 1921 | 8,991 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1922 | 8,510 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1923 | 8,497 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1924 | 8,623 |
| 1925 | 38 |
| 1925 | 8,446 |
| 1926 | 16 |
| 1926 | 8,727 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1927 | 8,346 |
| 1928 | 39 |
| 1928 | 8,014 |
| 1929 | 18 |
| 1929 | 7,389 |
| 1930 | 27 |
| 1930 | 7,609 |
| 1931 | 26 |
| 1931 | 6,492 |
| 1932 | 5,941 |
| 1933 | 20 |
| 1933 | 5,735 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1934 | 5,986 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1935 | 5,481 |
| 1936 | 5,392 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1937 | 5,253 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1938 | 5,148 |
| 1939 | 4,823 |
| 1940 | 5,360 |
| 1941 | 5,112 |
| 1942 | 5,384 |
| 1943 | 5,525 |
| 1944 | 5,054 |
| 1945 | 4,531 |
| 1946 | 4,492 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1947 | 5,498 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1948 | 5,309 |
| 1949 | 5,014 |
| 1950 | 4,896 |
| 1951 | 4,780 |
| 1952 | 4,513 |
| 1953 | 4,842 |
| 1954 | 4,600 |
| 1955 | 4,515 |
| 1956 | 4,521 |
| 1957 | 4,093 |
| 1958 | 3,729 |
| 1959 | 3,430 |
| 1960 | 3,197 |
| 1961 | 3,096 |
| 1962 | 2,902 |
| 1963 | 2,791 |
| 1964 | 2,658 |
| 1965 | 2,511 |
| 1966 | 2,101 |
| 1967 | 1,994 |
| 1968 | 1,993 |
| 1969 | 1,938 |
| 1970 | 1,915 |
| 1971 | 1,733 |
| 1972 | 1,474 |
| 1973 | 1,348 |
| 1974 | 1,224 |
| 1975 | 1,129 |
| 1976 | 1,131 |
| 1977 | 1,263 |
| 1978 | 1,068 |
| 1979 | 994 |
| 1980 | 1,072 |
| 1981 | 943 |
| 1982 | 1,046 |
| 1983 | 818 |
| 1984 | 777 |
| 1985 | 654 |
| 1986 | 708 |
| 1987 | 651 |
| 1988 | 629 |
| 1989 | 601 |
| 1990 | 556 |
| 1991 | 550 |
| 1992 | 553 |
| 1993 | 488 |
| 1994 | 388 |
| 1995 | 326 |
| 1996 | 325 |
| 1997 | 273 |
| 1998 | 326 |
| 1999 | 291 |
| 2000 | 236 |
| 2001 | 247 |
| 2002 | 176 |
| 2003 | 169 |
| 2004 | 169 |
| 2005 | 181 |
| 2006 | 178 |
| 2007 | 145 |
| 2008 | 112 |
| 2009 | 104 |
| 2010 | 74 |
| 2011 | 80 |
| 2012 | 96 |
| 2013 | 71 |
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2015 | 91 |
| 2016 | 74 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 56 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 23 |