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    The first name Earle

    A boy’s name.

    1 syllable Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

    A form of Earl.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Earle at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2014, 6 boys born in the United States were named Earle, the 11,107th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 350 were.

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    11,790
    babies named Earle since 1880
    #11,107
    rank in 2014
    1918
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Earle

    23 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Earle Page
      Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (1880-1961)
    • Jackie Earle Haley
      American actor, born 1961
    • Earle Meadows
      American athlete (1913-1992)
    • Earle Williams
      American actor (1880-1927)
    • Earle Brown
      American composer (1926–2002)
    • Earle Nelson
      American serial killer (1897–1928)
    • Earle Clements
      American farmer and politician (1896-1985)
    • Earle Foxe
      American actor (1891–1973)
    • James Earle Fraser
      American artist (1876–1953)
    • Earle Hyman
      American actor (1926-2017)
    • Earle S. MacPherson
      American automotive engineer (1891–1960)
    • Earle Dickson
      American engineer (1892–1961)

    Questions

    Is Earle a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 11,790 US babies named Earle since 1880 were boys.
    When was Earle most popular?
    1918 in the United States, when 350 babies were named Earle, its highest rank at 293rd.
    What name is Earle a form of?
    Earle is a form of Earl.
    Is Earle also a surname?
    Yes. Earle is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.