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Earl

“Nobleman, warrior” — English origin

Boy's name · #2230 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Earl has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #20 (1894) · 289,174 babies named Earl all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Earls

• Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr. — American pharmacologist (1915–1974)
• Earl Warren — Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1953 to 1969 (1891–1974)
• Earl Hines — American jazz pianist (1903–1983)
• Earl Holliman — American actor (1928–2024)
• Earl Boykins — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

• Earl McGraw — From Dusk till Dawn: The Series
• Earl Bassett — Tremors · Tremors 2: Aftershocks
• Earl Camembert — television character

What Earls become

Among 1,160 notable people named Earl:

Athletes appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Earl Boykins, American basketball player.

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