How Many People Are Named Hearl?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Hearl. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 86 years old, and Hearl peaked in popularity in 1936 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hearl as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hearl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 86, Hearl is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1950.
- Hearl is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
86
years old
Peak Year
1936
17 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hearl
Hearl is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 189 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hearl as a male name
Ranked #4,241 in 1959
5 male births in 1959
Peak: 1936 (17 births)
Hearl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hearl span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 80 babies were registered. Hearl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hearl by Decade
How has Hearl tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hearl by State
Hearl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hearl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hearl
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hearl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hearl?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Hearl are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Hearl a common name?
Hearl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hearl most popular?
Hearl reached peak popularity in 1936, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hearl is approximately 86 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hearl a male name?
Hearl is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hearl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hearl Smith, Hearl Johnson, Hearl Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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