Baby names
How popular is the name Ernest?
In 2025, 213 baby boys in the U.S. were named Ernest, the 1038th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1921, when 5,697 boys got the name. 302,499 boys have been named Ernest since 1880. 1,855 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,038
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
213
boys named Ernest
Peak year
1921
5,697 boys
Boys named Ernest each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Ernest (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 |
| 2024 | 202 |
| 2023 | 213 |
| 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 | 853 |
| 1990 | 920 |
| 1989 | 955 |
| 1988 | 1,002 |
| 1987 | 947 |
| 1986 | 1,007 |
| 1985 | 1,072 |
| 1984 | 1,148 |
| 1983 | 1,191 |
| 1982 | 1,240 |
| 1981 | 1,304 |
| 1980 | 1,370 |
| 1979 | 1,399 |
| 1978 | 1,381 |
| 1977 | 1,485 |
| 1976 | 1,482 |
| 1975 | 1,515 |
| 1974 | 1,642 |
| 1973 | 1,680 |
| 1972 | 1,767 |
| 1971 | 2,101 |
| 1970 | 2,304 |
| 1969 | 2,357 |
| 1968 | 2,246 |
| 1967 | 2,351 |
| 1966 | 2,505 |
| 1965 | 2,578 |
| 1964 | 2,816 |
| 1963 | 2,904 |
| 1962 | 2,849 |
| 1961 | 3,096 |
| 1960 | 3,190 |
| 1959 | 3,341 |
| 1958 | 3,516 |
| 1957 | 3,786 |
| 1956 | 3,952 |
| 1955 | 3,975 |
| 1954 | 4,202 |
| 1953 | 4,095 |
| 1952 | 4,123 |
| 1951 | 4,382 |
| 1950 | 4,308 |
| 1949 | 4,346 |
| 1948 | 4,512 |
| 1947 | 4,787 |
| 1946 | 4,395 |
| 1945 | 4,005 |
| 1944 | 4,042 |
| 1943 | 4,172 |
| 1942 | 4,079 |
| 1941 | 3,726 |
| 1940 | 3,698 |
| 1939 | 3,688 |
| 1938 | 3,708 |
| 1937 | 3,759 |
| 1936 | 3,715 |
| 1935 | 3,702 |
| 1934 | 3,849 |
| 1933 | 3,674 |
| 1932 | 4,166 |
| 1931 | 4,298 |
| 1930 | 4,787 |
| 1929 | 4,753 |
| 1928 | 4,941 |
| 1927 | 5,208 |
| 1926 | 5,436 |
| 1925 | 5,494 |
| 1924 | 5,683 |
| 1923 | 5,372 |
| 1922 | 5,503 |
| 1921 | 5,697 |
| 1920 | 5,566 |
| 1919 | 5,296 |
| 1918 | 5,527 |
| 1917 | 5,055 |
| 1916 | 4,823 |
| 1915 | 4,787 |
| 1914 | 3,632 |
| 1913 | 2,940 |
| 1912 | 2,569 |
| 1911 | 1,338 |
| 1910 | 1,167 |
| 1909 | 885 |
| 1908 | 1,000 |
| 1907 | 978 |
| 1906 | 943 |
| 1905 | 845 |
| 1904 | 749 |
| 1903 | 764 |
| 1902 | 790 |
| 1901 | 691 |
| 1900 | 1,012 |
| 1899 | 744 |
| 1898 | 839 |
| 1897 | 785 |
| 1896 | 764 |
| 1895 | 834 |
| 1894 | 821 |
| 1893 | 796 |
| 1892 | 805 |
| 1891 | 715 |
| 1890 | 774 |
| 1889 | 736 |
| 1888 | 766 |
| 1887 | 653 |
| 1886 | 668 |
| 1885 | 718 |
| 1884 | 690 |
| 1883 | 641 |
| 1882 | 642 |
| 1881 | 571 |
| 1880 | 615 |
Girls named Ernest each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Ernest (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1982 | 14 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1980 | 17 |
| 1979 | 18 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1977 | 16 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1968 | 12 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1965 | 22 |
| 1964 | 24 |
| 1963 | 20 |
| 1962 | 24 |
| 1961 | 27 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1959 | 24 |
| 1958 | 23 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1956 | 27 |
| 1955 | 14 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1953 | 14 |
| 1952 | 23 |
| 1951 | 16 |
| 1950 | 19 |
| 1949 | 31 |
| 1948 | 20 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1945 | 22 |
| 1944 | 30 |
| 1943 | 25 |
| 1942 | 25 |
| 1941 | 21 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1939 | 18 |
| 1938 | 34 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1936 | 30 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1934 | 27 |
| 1933 | 33 |
| 1932 | 35 |
| 1931 | 33 |
| 1930 | 35 |
| 1929 | 39 |
| 1928 | 46 |
| 1927 | 51 |
| 1926 | 37 |
| 1925 | 45 |
| 1924 | 39 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1922 | 34 |
| 1921 | 26 |
| 1920 | 35 |
| 1919 | 25 |
| 1918 | 32 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1913 | 11 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | 11 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1892 | 14 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Compare it with another name in the lookup chart. Look up any name
Share this name
Try another name
Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.