Earnest vs Earl

Side-by-side comparison of Earnest and Earl - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Name B

Earl

Boy name · Rank #2156

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Metric Earnest Earl
Current Rank #5443 #2156
Total Births (all years) 58,389 289,174
Peak Year 1926 1921
Peak Year Births 1,149 6,754
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnest Earl
1880s 1,043 4,830
1890s 1,390 8,297
1900s 1,907 9,251
1910s 6,856 40,273
1920s 10,869 63,602
1930s 8,722 44,613
1940s 8,706 39,128
1950s 7,310 32,653
1960s 4,515 20,369
1970s 2,961 11,404
1980s 1,995 7,397
1990s 1,053 3,908
2000s 559 1,906
2010s 364 1,104
2020s 139 439

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earnest Earl
2014 37 105
2015 33 129
2016 24 110
2017 32 114
2018 40 98
2019 27 97
2020 28 68
2021 21 99
2022 24 78
2023 24 63
2024 17 68
2025 25 63

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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