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Earle

Earle: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“nobleman, earl”
Origin
English
Say it
URL · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

From the English title earl, ultimately from Old English eorl. Used as a given name and surname-derived name.

English namesNames meaning nobleVintage namesSurname-style names

How popular is Earle?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Earle in 20240

Peak year1889

Total US babies since 188011,790

Earle was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Earle

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Earle questions

What does the name Earle mean?

Earle means "nobleman, earl". It comes from English. From the English title earl, ultimately from Old English eorl. Used as a given name and surname-derived name.

Is Earle a boy or girl name?

Earle is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Earle?

Earle was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1889.

How do you pronounce Earle?

Earle is usually pronounced URL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.