Ernest

Given to 304,354 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1038

recorded as boys

38 since 2024

Babies in 2025

213

boys 213

Peak year

1895

834 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

304,354

since 1880

Born an Ernest? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ernest was most popular in 1895, when 834 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 213 babies were named Ernest, ranking #1038 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	213	1038
2024	<5	—	202	1076
2023	<5	—	213	1024
2022	<5	—	186	1131
2021	<5	—	187	1108
2020	<5	—	208	1009
2019	<5	—	193	1057
2018	<5	—	215	964
2017	<5	—	219	951
2016	<5	—	210	977
2015	<5	—	216	955
2014	<5	—	247	877
2013	<5	—	217	934
2012	<5	—	223	922
2011	<5	—	253	846
2010	<5	—	218	925
2009	<5	—	251	850
2008	<5	—	277	791
2007	<5	—	289	759
2006	<5	—	298	724
2005	<5	—	336	648
2004	<5	—	368	595
2003	<5	—	363	594
2002	<5	—	353	591
2001	<5	—	357	576
2000	<5	—	440	514
1999	<5	—	387	536
1998	<5	—	450	485
1997	<5	—	480	460
1996	<5	—	517	435
1995	<5	—	491	460
1994	<5	—	591	392
1993	<5	—	644	367
1992	<5	—	721	337
1991	10	7987	853	299
1990	<5	—	920	283
1989	10	7449	955	265
1988	9	7691	1,002	239
1987	7	8778	947	245
1986	10	6612	1,007	233
1985	9	6955	1,072	220
1984	11	5899	1,148	203
1983	11	5824	1,191	199
1982	14	4945	1,240	200
1981	9	6804	1,304	193
1980	17	4327	1,370	180
1979	18	4052	1,399	171
1978	7	7649	1,381	171
1977	16	4235	1,485	161
1976	16	3963	1,482	160
1975	14	4370	1,515	161
1974	15	4041	1,642	150
1973	11	4871	1,680	149
1972	16	3714	1,767	147
1971	21	3166	2,101	143
1970	19	3311	2,304	143
1969	21	2917	2,357	130
1968	12	4000	2,246	130
1967	21	2706	2,351	128
1966	8	4866	2,505	122
1965	22	2605	2,578	124
1964	24	2530	2,816	124
1963	20	2780	2,904	122
1962	24	2463	2,849	127
1961	27	2299	3,096	123
1960	24	2432	3,190	120
1959	24	2339	3,341	118
1958	23	2376	3,516	113
1957	18	2727	3,786	101
1956	27	2103	3,952	94
1955	14	3095	3,975	90
1954	17	2695	4,202	87
1953	14	2921	4,095	87
1952	23	2126	4,123	87
1951	16	2577	4,382	83
1950	19	2253	4,308	81
1949	31	1697	4,346	76
1948	20	2188	4,512	76
1947	15	2637	4,787	75
1946	13	2739	4,395	71
1945	22	1795	4,005	60
1944	30	1486	4,042	59
1943	25	1703	4,172	61
1942	25	1668	4,079	61
1941	21	1750	3,726	61
1940	21	1745	3,698	58
1939	18	1881	3,688	55
1938	34	1250	3,708	55
1937	15	2101	3,759	53
1936	30	1321	3,715	55
1935	21	1663	3,702	55
1934	27	1409	3,849	51
1933	33	1244	3,674	50
1932	35	1213	4,166	47
1931	33	1258	4,298	47
1930	35	1274	4,787	43
1929	39	1195	4,753	43
1928	46	1115	4,941	43
1927	51	1071	5,208	41
1926	37	1279	5,436	37
1925	45	1150	5,494	37
1924	39	1279	5,683	37
1923	28	1556	5,372	38
1922	34	1366	5,503	37
1921	26	1668	5,697	38
1920	35	1312	5,566	37
1919	25	1604	5,296	36
1918	32	1360	5,527	37
1917	15	2204	5,055	37
1916	27	1408	4,823	36
1915	23	1523	4,787	35
1914	18	1541	3,632	38
1913	11	1883	2,940	34
1912	9	1981	2,569	32
1911	11	1450	1,338	32
1910	5	2398	1,167	31
1909	7	1763	885	34
1908	5	2101	1,000	31
1907	9	1384	978	30
1906	<5	—	943	28
1905	8	1420	845	31
1904	9	1251	749	32
1903	<5	—	764	30
1902	6	1594	790	29
1901	9	1136	691	28
1900	5	1932	1,012	30
1899	5	1596	744	27
1898	7	1379	839	28
1897	<5	—	785	27
1896	<5	—	764	29
1895	11	986	834	24
1894	<5	—	821	24
1893	5	1437	796	23
1892	14	796	805	26
1891	<5	—	715	22
1890	<5	—	774	22
1889	9	902	736	23
1888	6	1136	766	27
1887	7	937	653	23
1886	5	1108	668	25
1885	<5	—	718	21
1884	<5	—	690	25
1883	<5	—	641	23
1882	<5	—	642	27
1881	<5	—	571	25
1880	<5	—	615	26