Given name & surname
Jarl
Jarl is a masculine given name. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jarl isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 137 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 as a first name in 2020; 143 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jarl’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Jarl has an affectionate form in JARI. In Norwegian usage, Jarl has a feminine form in Erle. In Breton usage, Jarl has a conventional equivalent in the French form Charles.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jarl has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jarl
- Jarl KulleSwedish actor (1927-1997)
- Jarl Magnus RiiberNorwegian Nordic combined skierborn 1997
- Jarl Hulldénsailor (1885-1913)
- Jarl André StorbækNorwegian footballerborn 1978
- Jarl LundqvistFinnish lieutenant general (1896–1965)
- Jarl Waldemar LindebergFinnish mathematician (1876–1932)
- Jarl HemmerFinland-Swedish author, poet, and translator (1893–1944)
- Jarl MalmgrenFinnish association football player and bandy player (1908-1942)
- Martin SaarikangasFinnish business executive and politicianborn 1937
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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