Earl
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning nobleman of high rank.
Babies a year
111
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Earl by the numbers
Earl was given to 111 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6,755 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Earl
Forms of Earl in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Earl, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Earl
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