for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ernest name popularity in England and Wales
Ernest ranked #252 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 185 boys named Ernest.
ONS
185 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
Ernest for boys and girls
Boys
185100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Ernest in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 185 | #252 |
| 2024 | boys | 152 | #296 |
| 2023 | boys | 162 | #283 |
| 2022 | boys | 171 | #270 |
| 2021 | boys | 153 | #305 |
| 2020 | boys | 153 | #301 |
| 2019 | boys | 167 | #290 |
| 2018 | boys | 144 | #326 |
| 2017 | boys | 182 | #283 |
| 2016 | boys | 150 | #320 |
| 2015 | boys | 149 | #313 |
| 2014 | boys | 102 | #397 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 185 | #252 |
| 2024 | boys | 152 | #296 |
| 2023 | boys | 162 | #283 |
| 2022 | boys | 171 | #270 |
| 2021 | boys | 153 | #305 |
| 2020 | boys | 153 | #301 |
| 2019 | boys | 167 | #290 |
| 2018 | boys | 144 | #326 |
| 2017 | boys | 182 | #283 |
| 2016 | boys | 150 | #320 |
| 2015 | boys | 149 | #313 |
| 2014 | boys | 102 | #397 |
| 2013 | boys | 91 | #440 |
| 2012 | boys | 109 | #382 |
| 2011 | boys | 63 | #557 |
| 2010 | boys | 59 | #574 |
| 2009 | boys | 53 | #610 |
| 2008 | boys | 47 | #649 |
| 2007 | boys | 43 | #664 |
| 2006 | boys | 36 | #722 |
| 2005 | boys | 24 | #919 |
| 2004 | boys | 16 | #1160 |
| 2003 | boys | 20 | #945 |
| 2002 | boys | 20 | #869 |
| 2001 | boys | 10 | #1379 |
| 2000 | boys | 9 | #1425 |
| 1999 | boys | 9 | #1383 |
| 1998 | boys | 5 | #2074 |
| 1997 | boys | 9 | #1345 |
| 1996 | boys | 9 | #1337 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.