Early is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Early means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Early across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Early has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Early is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “variant of the surname Earley, from the eagle wood”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,362 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Early per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (99/yr).
Early is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #1,356 nationally (given to 99 babies that year).
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