Boys' name · since 1880
Earle
11,505 babies named Earle in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11,505
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Earle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11,505 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earle has been recorded 11,505 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2014.
- #1,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11,505 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Earle ranks #1,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11,505 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11,505
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Earle's 11,505 recorded births place it above 97.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
Earle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Earle splits its recorded history at 1943: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 350 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Earle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2014
- Peak year (1918)
- 350
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Earle popularity over time - girls
285 total births recorded since 1889 (Earle as girls' name)
Earle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,805 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Earle's strongest decade.
2,805 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Earle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 335
1880s
335 births
- 1890s 479
1890s
479 births
- 1900s 430
1900s
430 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,210 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,805 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,627 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,345 births
- 1950s 1,027
1950s
1,027 births
- 1960s 567
1960s
567 births
- 1970s 328
1970s
328 births
- 1980s 208
1980s
208 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,805 births (24% of all-time use).
How Earle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Earle's total volume
Earle by state
Where Earle concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 985 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 841 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 669 | 5.8% |
| #4 | California | | 460 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Maine | | 415 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 408 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 280 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 241 | 2.1% |
985 of 11,505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Earle appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Earle's data
- Earle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,805 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Earles (985 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Earle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~134 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Earle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.