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How popular is the name Earl?
Births per year, rank history and how many Earls are alive today.
Earl (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3689th in 2024 and given to 5 babies. The name peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1666th most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2024 figure is roughly 42% of its peak.
The Earl you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old - or else around 18: the name has two living generations. Half of all Earls born in England and Wales are between 12 and 32, and there are at least 260 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Earl - on average, only one in every 1,166 such rooms contains a Earl.
How many babies are named Earl each year?
Where does Earl rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Earl most popular?
Earl peaked in 2007, when 12 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Earl?
At least 260 people named Earl born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Earl?
Most living Earls are between 12 and 32; the most common age is about 31. There is a second cluster around 18.
Is Earl becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2007 peak.