How Many People Are Named Earl Weaver?
There are approximately 47 people named Earl Weaver living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Earl with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Weaver. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
47
1 in 7,292,645 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Earl: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Earl. The peak year was 1921 with 6,797 births. The average person named Earl today is 67 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Earl
In the 2020 Census, the first name Earl was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (24.88%) and Two or More Races (2.76%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Earl in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Earl rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Weaver Surname
The surname Weaver was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Weaver in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Earl" has an estimated frequency of 0.0290% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Weaver" appears at a rate of 47.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Earl are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 47 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Earl Weaver: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Earl Weaver?
We estimate approximately 47 people named Earl Weaver are alive in the United States today. The first name Earl is shared by 99,452 Americans, and the surname Weaver is shared by 161,310.
How rare is the name Earl Weaver?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans. The first name Earl is uncommon and the surname Weaver is common.
Is Earl a male or female name?
Earl is predominantly male, with 99.2% of bearers being male and 0.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1921 and the average bearer today is 67 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Earl?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Earl was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (24.88%) and Two or More Races (2.76%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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