Early is an uncommon variant of Earl that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Early is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,817 for boy births in the United States (and #16,340 across all names), given to 10 babies. Early first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1927 (88 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,817 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,921 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,656 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,028 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,101 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,427 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #15,159 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,221 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,085 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,325 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,868 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,385 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,178 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,029 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,411 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,226 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,296 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #4,860 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | — | #4,240 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #5,792 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,338 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,098 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,575 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | — | #3,465 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,603 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,073 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,085 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,727 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,414 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,332 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,464 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | — | #2,636 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | — | #1,717 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,397 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | #1,980 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | — | #1,924 |
| 1966 | 23 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1965 | 22 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | — | #2,453 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #6,875 | #1,809 |
| 1962 | 34 | — | #5,449 | #1,524 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #5,743 | #1,448 |
| 1958 | 39 | — | #6,352 | #1,323 |
| 1957 | 45 | — | #4,312 | #1,303 |
| 1956 | 25 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1955 | 51 | — | #3,637 | #1,188 |
| 1954 | 48 | — | — | #1,086 |
| 1953 | 53 | — | #4,331 | #1,093 |
| 1952 | 57 | — | #3,891 | #1,048 |
| 1951 | 54 | — | #4,490 | #1,042 |
| 1950 | 52 | — | #3,754 | #1,078 |
| 1949 | 66 | — | #3,692 | #914 |
| 1948 | 64 | — | #2,868 | #977 |
| 1947 | 57 | — | — | #924 |
| 1946 | 44 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1945 | 49 | — | — | #918 |
| 1944 | 67 | — | #3,795 | #810 |
| 1943 | 68 | — | #3,583 | #859 |
| 1942 | 63 | — | #3,245 | #901 |
| 1941 | 48 | — | #4,082 | #992 |
| 1940 | 54 | — | #2,793 | #970 |
| 1939 | 49 | — | #2,978 | #1,009 |
| 1938 | 60 | — | #4,499 | #840 |
| 1937 | 63 | — | #3,224 | #825 |
| 1936 | 61 | — | #2,926 | #844 |
| 1935 | 49 | — | #3,877 | #971 |
| 1934 | 64 | — | #4,448 | #814 |
| 1933 | 59 | — | — | #801 |
| 1932 | 57 | — | #4,589 | #895 |
| 1931 | 51 | — | #3,583 | #1,001 |
| 1930 | 65 | — | #3,433 | #876 |
| 1929 | 82 | — | #2,778 | #758 |
| 1928 | 76 | — | #2,530 | #829 |
| 1927 | 95 | — | #3,965 | #692 |
| 1926 | 91 | — | #2,378 | #733 |
| 1925 | 82 | — | #5,176 | #748 |
| 1924 | 92 | — | #3,018 | #738 |
| 1923 | 85 | — | #3,188 | #759 |
| 1922 | 89 | — | #4,121 | #724 |
| 1921 | 99 | — | #2,534 | #709 |
| 1920 | 85 | — | #3,403 | #757 |
| 1919 | 98 | — | #2,858 | #665 |
| 1918 | 86 | — | #3,091 | #740 |
| 1917 | 91 | — | #3,433 | #656 |
| 1916 | 65 | — | — | #761 |
| 1915 | 71 | — | — | #694 |
| 1914 | 62 | — | #2,969 | #689 |
| 1913 | 50 | — | — | #632 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | — | #705 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | — | #551 |
| 1910 | 39 | — | #2,212 | #482 |
| 1909 | 33 | — | — | #438 |
| 1908 | 23 | — | — | #526 |
| 1907 | 37 | — | #1,683 | #419 |
| 1906 | 21 | — | — | #492 |
| 1905 | 18 | — | — | #552 |
| 1904 | 29 | — | #1,965 | #437 |
| 1903 | 23 | — | — | #417 |
| 1902 | 22 | — | — | #443 |
| 1901 | 21 | — | — | #411 |
| 1900 | 29 | — | — | #419 |
| 1899 | 25 | — | — | #366 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | — | #385 |
| 1897 | 33 | — | — | #323 |
| 1896 | 25 | — | #1,461 | #468 |
| 1895 | 24 | — | — | #391 |
| 1894 | 22 | — | — | #400 |
| 1893 | 14 | — | — | #515 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | — | #500 |
| 1891 | 24 | — | #1,379 | #402 |
| 1890 | 23 | — | — | #371 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | — | #407 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | — | #448 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #439 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | — | #436 |
| 1885 | 15 | — | — | #485 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #508 |
| 1883 | 15 | — | — | #464 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #616 |
| 1881 | 12 | — | — | #512 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #580 |