Earnest

Given to 59,115 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −26% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#4139
recorded as boys
1,304 since 2024
Babies in 2025
25
boys 25
Peak year
1909
255 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
59,115
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Earnest was most popular in 1909, when 255 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 25 babies were named Earnest, ranking #4139 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1909 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Earnest was most popular in 1909, when 255 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 25 babies were named Earnest, ranking #4139 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1909

Earnest was most popular in 1909, when 255 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 25 babies were named Earnest, ranking #4139 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 25 4139
2024 <5 — 17 5443
2023 <5 — 24 4343
2022 <5 — 24 4303
2021 <5 — 21 4628
2020 <5 — 28 3734
2019 <5 — 27 3899
2018 <5 — 40 2943
2017 <5 — 32 3440
2016 <5 — 24 4199
2015 <5 — 33 3365
2014 <5 — 37 3038
2013 <5 — 31 3405
2012 <5 — 50 2488
2011 <5 — 53 2376
2010 <5 — 37 3072
2009 <5 — 44 2753
2008 <5 — 51 2467
2007 <5 — 50 2504
2006 <5 — 59 2176
2005 <5 — 49 2365
2004 <5 — 56 2102
2003 <5 — 50 2180
2002 <5 — 63 1817
2001 <5 — 69 1677
2000 <5 — 68 1681
1999 <5 — 77 1477
1998 <5 — 98 1237
1997 <5 — 88 1294
1996 <5 — 84 1303
1995 <5 — 92 1206
1994 <5 — 116 1030
1993 <5 — 92 1163
1992 <5 — 135 911
1991 <5 — 126 945
1990 <5 — 145 849
1989 <5 — 169 758
1988 <5 — 157 756
1987 <5 — 170 698
1986 <5 — 195 642
1985 <5 — 178 659
1984 <5 — 174 655
1983 <5 — 210 582
1982 <5 — 255 534
1981 <5 — 236 553
1980 5 10392 251 539
1979 5 10210 245 545
1978 <5 — 218 568
1977 <5 — 266 501
1976 <5 — 281 469
1975 6 7984 285 473
1974 <5 — 281 474
1973 <5 — 306 446
1972 5 8292 334 434
1971 8 6006 362 426
1970 9 5413 383 417
1969 5 7471 380 409
1968 <5 — 390 393
1967 10 4300 379 386
1966 10 4198 423 368
1965 12 3733 443 365
1964 7 5474 417 391
1963 5 6592 468 363
1962 <5 — 499 353
1961 11 4009 524 345
1960 17 2989 592 320
1959 14 3254 559 326
1958 12 3543 634 298
1957 12 3489 631 303
1956 12 3493 727 272
1955 10 3778 696 269
1954 17 2695 771 250
1953 17 2595 787 239
1952 13 3040 814 233
1951 12 3106 803 239
1950 18 2341 888 213
1949 18 2340 888 213
1948 10 3350 899 211
1947 12 3061 982 203
1946 11 3034 850 202
1945 20 1874 807 188
1944 9 3139 896 182
1943 18 2079 940 177
1942 11 2817 835 192
1941 19 1882 812 185
1940 12 2424 797 184
1939 18 1881 808 176
1938 17 1945 827 175
1937 10 2735 833 174
1936 14 2153 815 169
1935 16 2006 881 163
1934 13 2289 921 161
1933 8 3109 858 166
1932 13 2365 872 169
1931 12 2427 916 162
1930 11 2690 991 153
1929 14 2301 996 155
1928 14 2381 1,043 153
1927 15 2339 1,062 148
1926 10 3046 1,149 147
1925 15 2378 1,103 148
1924 14 2514 1,144 145
1923 19 2021 1,063 146
1922 20 1957 1,089 143
1921 14 2509 1,128 138
1920 10 3097 1,092 140
1919 13 2515 1,064 139
1918 9 3244 1,081 142
1917 7 3713 924 143
1916 9 3031 780 155
1915 <5 — 824 143
1914 7 2876 638 147
1913 7 2540 521 144
1912 <5 — 486 132
1911 <5 — 283 125
1910 <5 — 255 128
1909 <5 — 255 107
1908 <5 — 230 111
1907 <5 — 225 107
1906 <5 — 183 117
1905 <5 — 172 124
1904 <5 — 189 110
1903 <5 — 140 133
1902 <5 — 159 121
1901 <5 — 131 127
1900 <5 — 223 104
1899 <5 — 146 114
1898 5 1700 161 114
1897 <5 — 148 116
1896 <5 — 144 124
1895 <5 — 143 117
1894 <5 — 131 119
1893 <5 — 132 121
1892 <5 — 149 116
1891 <5 — 114 121
1890 <5 — 122 120
1889 <5 — 101 144
1888 <5 — 138 118
1887 <5 — 99 129
1886 <5 — 105 131
1885 <5 — 120 113
1884 <5 — 109 132
1883 <5 — 87 148
1882 <5 — 104 134
1881 <5 — 92 132
1880 <5 — 88 154

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years