Earnest

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Earnest is a given name of English, German origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 59,092 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 58,366 as boys and 726 as girls. Earnest gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1926 and has since declined significantly. It is the #986 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 17
2023 24
2022 24
2021 21
2020 28
2019 27
2018 40
2017 32
2016 24
2015 33
2014 37
2013 31
2012 50
2011 53
2010 37
2009 44
2008 51
2007 50
2006 59
2005 49
2004 56
2003 50
2002 63
2001 69
2000 68
1999 77
1998 98
1997 88
1996 84
1995 92
1994 116
1993 92
1992 135
1991 126
1990 145
1989 169
1988 157
1987 170
1986 195
1985 178
1984 174
1983 210
1982 255
1981 236
1980 256
1979 250
1978 219
1977 266
1976 281
1975 291
1974 281
1973 306
1972 338
1971 371
1970 392
1969 385
1968 390
1967 389
1966 433
1965 455
1964 423
1963 473
1962 499
1961 537
1960 608
1959 573
1958 645
1957 644
1956 739
1955 707
1954 787
1953 804
1952 828
1951 815
1950 906
1949 905
1948 910
1947 994
1946 861
1945 827
1944 905
1943 958
1942 846
1941 831
1940 809
1939 826
1938 844
1937 843
1936 829
1935 897
1934 934
1933 866
1932 885
1931 928
1930 1,002
1929 1,010
1928 1,057
1927 1,077
1926 1,159
1925 1,118
1924 1,158
1923 1,082
1922 1,109
1921 1,142
1920 1,102
1919 1,077
1918 1,090
1917 931
1916 789
1915 824
1914 645
1913 528
1912 486
1911 283
1910 255
1909 255
1908 230
1907 225
1906 183
1905 172
1904 189
1903 140
1902 159
1901 131
1900 223
1899 146
1898 166
1897 148
1896 144
1895 143
1894 131
1893 132
1892 149
1891 114
1890 122
1889 101
1888 138
1887 99
1886 105
1885 120
1884 109
1883 87
1882 104
1881 92
1880 88