Earnie Shavers
There are approximately 1 people named Earnie Shavers living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Earnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shavers. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Earnie
620
Alive today
Named Shavers
4.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 620
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 69
Estimated bearers: 4.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #9,054
Per 100K: 1.22
Top ancestry: Black (71.5%)
First name trend
Earnie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Earnie. The peak year was 1947 with 41 births. The average person named Earnie today is 69 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shavers surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shavers, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 71.5%.
- Black or African American71.5%
- White21.4%
- Two or more races3.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Earnie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 620 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Shavers appears at a rate of 1.22 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0012%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Earnie Shavers. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Earnie Shavers: questions and answers
How many people are named Earnie Shavers?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Earnie Shavers. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0002%) with the surname frequency (1.22 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Earnie Shavers?
We classify Earnie Shavers as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Earnie a male or female name?
Earnie is predominantly unisex. Out of 1,506 total SSA registrations, 78.4% were male and 21.6% were female. See the full Earnie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.