Ernie

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Ernie is a given name of English, German origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 17,215 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,501 as boys and 714 as girls. Ernie gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,003 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 14
2023 20
2022 21
2021 19
2020 25
2019 18
2018 23
2017 20
2016 28
2015 23
2014 25
2013 19
2012 26
2011 40
2010 27
2009 24
2008 37
2007 48
2006 45
2005 51
2004 51
2003 64
2002 49
2001 42
2000 65
1999 54
1998 58
1997 62
1996 71
1995 60
1994 57
1993 86
1992 90
1991 81
1990 100
1989 77
1988 95
1987 90
1986 100
1985 96
1984 103
1983 93
1982 124
1981 131
1980 124
1979 122
1978 131
1977 140
1976 150
1975 130
1974 139
1973 156
1972 147
1971 214
1970 212
1969 222
1968 185
1967 236
1966 273
1965 265
1964 312
1963 378
1962 387
1961 429
1960 443
1959 455
1958 442
1957 429
1956 335
1955 325
1954 272
1953 281
1952 282
1951 314
1950 314
1949 338
1948 359
1947 408
1946 364
1945 392
1944 285
1943 238
1942 198
1941 170
1940 181
1939 185
1938 188
1937 163
1936 156
1935 177
1934 149
1933 143
1932 133
1931 108
1930 117
1929 138
1928 114
1927 111
1926 125
1925 99
1924 99
1923 118
1922 80
1921 104
1920 90
1919 98
1918 83
1917 90
1916 77
1915 86
1914 47
1913 61
1912 33
1911 32
1910 31
1909 27
1908 24
1907 20
1906 18
1905 24
1904 19
1903 12
1902 8
1901 12
1900 12
1898 16
1897 12
1896 14
1895 15
1894 11
1893 11
1892 6
1891 6
1890 9
1889 12
1888 7
1887 10
1886 5
1885 6
1884 5
1883 12
1882 12
1880 6