Ernie

Given to 17,234 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#5208

recorded as boys

991 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 18

Peak year

1945

381 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

17,234

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ernie was most popular in 1945, when 381 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.28 per 1,000). In 2025, 18 babies were named Ernie, ranking #5208 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	18	5208
2024	<5	—	14	6199
2023	<5	—	20	4886
2022	<5	—	21	4701
2021	<5	—	19	4936
2020	<5	—	25	4020
2019	<5	—	18	5153
2018	<5	—	23	4354
2017	<5	—	20	4746
2016	<5	—	28	3776
2015	<5	—	23	4295
2014	<5	—	25	4014
2013	<5	—	19	4804
2012	<5	—	26	3894
2011	<5	—	40	2904
2010	<5	—	27	3812
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	37	3103
2007	<5	—	48	2564
2006	<5	—	46	2578
2005	<5	—	51	2297
2004	<5	—	51	2238
2003	<5	—	64	1845
2002	<5	—	49	2155
2001	<5	—	42	2346
2000	<5	—	65	1725
1999	<5	—	54	1824
1998	<5	—	58	1741
1997	<5	—	62	1628
1996	<5	—	71	1445
1995	<5	—	60	1559
1994	<5	—	57	1608
1993	<5	—	86	1216
1992	<5	—	90	1162
1991	<5	—	81	1236
1990	<5	—	100	1058
1989	<5	—	77	1219
1988	<5	—	95	994
1987	<5	—	90	1002
1986	<5	—	100	914
1985	<5	—	96	927
1984	<5	—	103	866
1983	<5	—	93	916
1982	<5	—	124	794
1981	<5	—	131	760
1980	<5	—	124	786
1979	<5	—	122	782
1978	<5	—	131	737
1977	<5	—	140	720
1976	<5	—	150	671
1975	<5	—	130	725
1974	<5	—	139	697
1973	<5	—	156	635
1972	<5	—	147	662
1971	<5	—	214	550
1970	<5	—	212	556
1969	<5	—	222	526
1968	<5	—	185	555
1967	6	6042	230	494
1966	<5	—	273	461
1965	<5	—	265	478
1964	<5	—	312	452
1963	<5	—	378	413
1962	<5	—	387	407
1961	<5	—	429	381
1960	8	4773	435	378
1959	5	6245	450	370
1958	<5	—	442	368
1957	9	4202	420	377
1956	10	3910	325	417
1955	14	3095	311	416
1954	<5	—	272	440
1953	<5	—	281	418
1952	10	3552	272	419
1951	12	3106	302	388
1950	9	3662	305	383
1949	12	2999	326	373
1948	11	3137	348	362
1947	9	3706	399	341
1946	7	3994	357	342
1945	11	2742	381	304
1944	8	3378	277	359
1943	13	2558	225	410
1942	6	4124	192	446
1941	9	3030	161	466
1940	9	2963	172	442
1939	13	2300	172	433
1938	13	2340	175	433
1937	7	3434	156	448
1936	15	2032	141	474
1935	16	2006	161	449
1934	19	1771	130	508
1933	20	1723	123	506
1932	12	2490	121	532
1931	23	1594	85	643
1930	13	2425	104	591
1929	22	1704	116	547
1928	15	2284	99	613
1927	13	2552	98	638
1926	15	2351	110	601
1925	13	2617	86	697
1924	12	2809	87	704
1923	22	1840	96	654
1922	16	2291	64	855
1921	10	3164	94	668
1920	13	2590	77	744
1919	25	1604	73	753
1918	22	1754	61	841
1917	16	2100	74	706
1916	22	1630	55	840
1915	17	1883	69	705
1914	11	2125	36	907
1913	12	1766	49	637
1912	13	1540	20	1023
1911	12	1372	20	707
1910	12	1335	19	677
1909	8	1607	19	615
1908	9	1439	15	685
1907	8	1512	12	778
1906	7	1553	11	752
1905	5	1931	19	525
1904	6	1659	13	647
1903	5	1792	7	910
1902	<5	—	8	862
1901	<5	—	12	596
1900	<5	—	12	743
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	6	1502	10	701
1897	5	1555	7	852
1896	<5	—	14	551
1895	8	1202	7	872
1894	<5	—	11	631
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	6	956
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	9	667
1889	5	1279	7	789
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	10	583
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	5	971
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	12	540
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	6	809

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Recorded as girls 4% · boys 96% across all years