Earle
Earle is an English given name, and may refer to:Earle Bergey (1901–1952), American illustrator Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet; recipient of the Governor General's Award for Literature Earle Brown (1926–2002), American composer Earle Bruce (1931-2018), former American college football coach Earle Childs (1893–1918), American soldier who died during World War I Earle Combs (1899–1976),…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Earle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Earle is an English given name, and may refer to:Earle Bergey (1901–1952), American illustrator Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet; recipient of the Governor General's Award for Literature Earle Brown (1926–2002), American composer Earle Bruce (1931-2018), former American college football coach Earle Childs (1893–1918), American soldier who died during World War I Earle Combs (1899–1976),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Earle
American parents first put Earle on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 25 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 350 Earles were born — ranking #293 that year. About 24% of every Earle on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Earle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Earle
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Names that sound like Earle
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About the name Earle
Earle is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Earle's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #293. Use the chart and map above to compare Earle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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