Boy or Girl

Is Earle a boy or girl name?

Earle was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 11,790 US babies named Earle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Earle since 1880
11,790
Most popular year
1918
358 babies
Babies named Earle each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Earle from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Earle, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s33561.8%
1890s479224.4%
1900s430286.1%
1910s2,210873.8%
1920s2,805812.8%
1930s1,627372.2%
1940s1,345241.8%
1950s1,02700%
1960s56700%
1970s32800%
1980s20800%
1990s9200%
2000s4100%
2010s1100%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20146#11,1060–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20105#12,7980–
20090–0–
20087#10,1670–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20055#11,9480–
20047#9,2030–
20037#8,9280–
200210#6,6770–
20010–0–
20005#10,8710–
19990–0–
199810#5,9520–
19975#9,6970–
19966#8,2450–
19957#7,2240–
19945#9,2310–
199310#5,4660–
199219#3,3730–
199114#4,0690–
199016#3,6530–
198921#2,9280–
198817#3,1090–
198714#3,3870–
198624#2,3120–
198515#3,1140–
198424#2,1870–
198324#2,1590–
198218#2,6240–
198129#1,9110–
198022#2,2990–
197929#1,8790–
197827#1,8840–
197723#2,0830–
197629#1,7570–
197531#1,6400–
197431#1,5970–
197334#1,4720–
197232#1,5150–
197155#1,1030–
197037#1,3810–
196943#1,2070–
196857#9770–
196752#1,0070–
196658#9530–
196550#1,0450–
196453#1,0400–
196353#1,0420–
196261#9750–
196172#9040–
196068#9180–
195992#7990–
195894#7680–
195784#8270–
195691#7800–
1955111#6960–
1954101#7180–
1953108#6890–
1952100#6990–
1951132#6140–
1950114#6530–
1949119#6230–
1948148#5490–
1947143#5665#5,533
1946132#5530–
1945109#5800–
1944138#5160–
1943158#4937#3,907
1942141#5187#3,846
1941130#5215#4,591
1940127#5130–
1939121#5180–
1938117#53910#2,781
1937145#4650–
1936150#4610–
1935166#4420–
1934170#4317#3,559
1933169#4200–
1932199#4007#3,667
1931178#4247#3,582
1930212#3956#4,171
1929260#34810#2,982
1928260#3560–
1927254#36610#3,116
1926237#3800–
1925280#35211#2,989
1924290#34610#3,200
1923277#3558#3,727
1922267#36713#2,652
1921331#32012#2,815
1920349#3077#4,079
1919283#33613#2,550
1918350#2938#3,591
1917328#28610#2,941
1916276#31414#2,279
1915307#28211#2,579
1914194#32713#1,932
1913194#2846#2,918
1912141#3077#2,446
191183#2905#2,568
191054#3390–
190951#3220–
190846#3310–
190750#3027#1,682
190643#3170–
190533#3620–
190450#2706#1,711
190333#3329#1,235
190244#2856#1,654
190134#3060–
190046#3090–
189943#2540–
189849#2536#1,555
189737#3010–
189653#2515#1,646
189553#2476#1,467
189455#2320–
189354#2350–
189251#2490–
189141#2480–
189043#2615#1,389
188947#2386#1,174
188841#2820–
188739#2570–
188646#2520–
188523#3660–
188438#2790–
188333#2850–
188222#3770–
188121#3650–
188025#3420–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Earle reached #232 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #1,174 in 1889. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Earle

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.