Ernest

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Ernest is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 304,137 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 302,282 as boys and 1,855 as girls. Ernest gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #253 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 200
2023 212
2022 186
2021 187
2020 208
2019 193
2018 215
2017 219
2016 210
2015 216
2014 247
2013 217
2012 223
2011 253
2010 218
2009 251
2008 277
2007 289
2006 298
2005 336
2004 368
2003 363
2002 353
2001 357
2000 440
1999 387
1998 450
1997 480
1996 517
1995 491
1994 591
1993 644
1992 721
1991 863
1990 920
1989 965
1988 1,011
1987 954
1986 1,017
1985 1,081
1984 1,159
1983 1,202
1982 1,254
1981 1,314
1980 1,386
1979 1,417
1978 1,388
1977 1,501
1976 1,499
1975 1,528
1974 1,657
1973 1,691
1972 1,783
1971 2,122
1970 2,323
1969 2,378
1968 2,258
1967 2,372
1966 2,513
1965 2,599
1964 2,839
1963 2,926
1962 2,874
1961 3,123
1960 3,213
1959 3,364
1958 3,540
1957 3,804
1956 3,980
1955 3,987
1954 4,219
1953 4,110
1952 4,145
1951 4,397
1950 4,328
1949 4,377
1948 4,533
1947 4,801
1946 4,408
1945 4,027
1944 4,072
1943 4,197
1942 4,104
1941 3,747
1940 3,719
1939 3,706
1938 3,742
1937 3,774
1936 3,745
1935 3,722
1934 3,877
1933 3,707
1932 4,201
1931 4,331
1930 4,822
1929 4,792
1928 4,987
1927 5,259
1926 5,473
1925 5,539
1924 5,722
1923 5,400
1922 5,537
1921 5,723
1920 5,601
1919 5,321
1918 5,559
1917 5,070
1916 4,850
1915 4,810
1914 3,650
1913 2,951
1912 2,578
1911 1,349
1910 1,172
1909 892
1908 1,005
1907 987
1906 943
1905 853
1904 758
1903 764
1902 796
1901 700
1900 1,017
1899 749
1898 846
1897 785
1896 764
1895 845
1894 821
1893 801
1892 819
1891 715
1890 774
1889 745
1888 772
1887 660
1886 673
1885 718
1884 690
1883 641
1882 642
1881 571
1880 615