for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Earnest name popularity in the United States
Earnest ranked #4139 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 25 boys named Earnest.
SSA
1,149 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Earnest for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1898 to 1980
Boys
25100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #5443 |
| 2023 | boys | 24 | #4343 |
| 2022 | boys | 24 | #4303 |
| 2021 | boys | 21 | #4628 |
| 2020 | boys | 28 | #3734 |
| 2019 | boys | 27 | #3899 |
| 2018 | boys | 40 | #2943 |
| 2017 | boys | 32 | #3440 |
| 2016 | boys | 24 | #4199 |
| 2015 | boys | 33 | #3365 |
| 2014 | boys | 37 | #3038 |
Show full history (207 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #5443 |
| 2023 | boys | 24 | #4343 |
| 2022 | boys | 24 | #4303 |
| 2021 | boys | 21 | #4628 |
| 2020 | boys | 28 | #3734 |
| 2019 | boys | 27 | #3899 |
| 2018 | boys | 40 | #2943 |
| 2017 | boys | 32 | #3440 |
| 2016 | boys | 24 | #4199 |
| 2015 | boys | 33 | #3365 |
| 2014 | boys | 37 | #3038 |
| 2013 | boys | 31 | #3405 |
| 2012 | boys | 50 | #2488 |
| 2011 | boys | 53 | #2376 |
| 2010 | boys | 37 | #3072 |
| 2009 | boys | 44 | #2753 |
| 2008 | boys | 51 | #2467 |
| 2007 | boys | 50 | #2504 |
| 2006 | boys | 59 | #2176 |
| 2005 | boys | 49 | #2365 |
| 2004 | boys | 56 | #2102 |
| 2003 | boys | 50 | #2180 |
| 2002 | boys | 63 | #1817 |
| 2001 | boys | 69 | #1677 |
| 2000 | boys | 68 | #1681 |
| 1999 | boys | 77 | #1477 |
| 1998 | boys | 98 | #1237 |
| 1997 | boys | 88 | #1294 |
| 1996 | boys | 84 | #1303 |
| 1995 | boys | 92 | #1206 |
| 1994 | boys | 116 | #1030 |
| 1993 | boys | 92 | #1163 |
| 1992 | boys | 135 | #911 |
| 1991 | boys | 126 | #945 |
| 1990 | boys | 145 | #849 |
| 1989 | boys | 169 | #758 |
| 1988 | boys | 157 | #756 |
| 1987 | boys | 170 | #698 |
| 1986 | boys | 195 | #642 |
| 1985 | boys | 178 | #659 |
| 1984 | boys | 174 | #655 |
| 1983 | boys | 210 | #582 |
| 1982 | boys | 255 | #534 |
| 1981 | boys | 236 | #553 |
| 1980 | boys | 251 | #539 |
| 1980 | girls | 5 | #10392 |
| 1979 | boys | 245 | #545 |
| 1979 | girls | 5 | #10210 |
| 1978 | boys | 218 | #568 |
| 1977 | boys | 266 | #501 |
| 1976 | boys | 281 | #469 |
| 1975 | boys | 285 | #473 |
| 1975 | girls | 6 | #7984 |
| 1974 | boys | 281 | #474 |
| 1973 | boys | 306 | #446 |
| 1972 | boys | 334 | #434 |
| 1972 | girls | 5 | #8292 |
| 1971 | boys | 362 | #426 |
| 1971 | girls | 8 | #6006 |
| 1970 | boys | 383 | #417 |
| 1970 | girls | 9 | #5413 |
| 1969 | boys | 380 | #409 |
| 1969 | girls | 5 | #7471 |
| 1968 | boys | 390 | #393 |
| 1967 | boys | 379 | #386 |
| 1967 | girls | 10 | #4300 |
| 1966 | boys | 423 | #368 |
| 1966 | girls | 10 | #4198 |
| 1965 | boys | 443 | #365 |
| 1965 | girls | 12 | #3733 |
| 1964 | boys | 417 | #391 |
| 1964 | girls | 7 | #5474 |
| 1963 | boys | 468 | #363 |
| 1963 | girls | 5 | #6592 |
| 1962 | boys | 499 | #353 |
| 1961 | boys | 524 | #345 |
| 1961 | girls | 11 | #4009 |
| 1960 | boys | 592 | #320 |
| 1960 | girls | 17 | #2989 |
| 1959 | boys | 559 | #326 |
| 1959 | girls | 14 | #3254 |
| 1958 | boys | 634 | #298 |
| 1958 | girls | 12 | #3543 |
| 1957 | boys | 631 | #303 |
| 1957 | girls | 12 | #3489 |
| 1956 | boys | 727 | #272 |
| 1956 | girls | 12 | #3493 |
| 1955 | boys | 696 | #269 |
| 1955 | girls | 10 | #3778 |
| 1954 | boys | 771 | #250 |
| 1954 | girls | 17 | #2695 |
| 1953 | boys | 787 | #239 |
| 1953 | girls | 17 | #2595 |
| 1952 | boys | 814 | #233 |
| 1952 | girls | 13 | #3040 |
| 1951 | boys | 803 | #239 |
| 1951 | girls | 12 | #3106 |
| 1950 | boys | 888 | #213 |
| 1950 | girls | 18 | #2341 |
| 1949 | boys | 888 | #213 |
| 1949 | girls | 18 | #2340 |
| 1948 | boys | 899 | #211 |
| 1948 | girls | 10 | #3350 |
| 1947 | boys | 982 | #203 |
| 1947 | girls | 12 | #3061 |
| 1946 | boys | 850 | #202 |
| 1946 | girls | 11 | #3034 |
| 1945 | boys | 807 | #188 |
| 1945 | girls | 20 | #1874 |
| 1944 | boys | 896 | #182 |
| 1944 | girls | 9 | #3139 |
| 1943 | boys | 940 | #177 |
| 1943 | girls | 18 | #2079 |
| 1942 | boys | 835 | #192 |
| 1942 | girls | 11 | #2817 |
| 1941 | boys | 812 | #185 |
| 1941 | girls | 19 | #1882 |
| 1940 | boys | 797 | #184 |
| 1940 | girls | 12 | #2424 |
| 1939 | boys | 808 | #176 |
| 1939 | girls | 18 | #1881 |
| 1938 | boys | 827 | #175 |
| 1938 | girls | 17 | #1945 |
| 1937 | boys | 833 | #174 |
| 1937 | girls | 10 | #2735 |
| 1936 | boys | 815 | #169 |
| 1936 | girls | 14 | #2153 |
| 1935 | boys | 881 | #163 |
| 1935 | girls | 16 | #2006 |
| 1934 | boys | 921 | #161 |
| 1934 | girls | 13 | #2289 |
| 1933 | boys | 858 | #166 |
| 1933 | girls | 8 | #3109 |
| 1932 | boys | 872 | #169 |
| 1932 | girls | 13 | #2365 |
| 1931 | boys | 916 | #162 |
| 1931 | girls | 12 | #2427 |
| 1930 | boys | 991 | #153 |
| 1930 | girls | 11 | #2690 |
| 1929 | boys | 996 | #155 |
| 1929 | girls | 14 | #2301 |
| 1928 | boys | 1,043 | #153 |
| 1928 | girls | 14 | #2381 |
| 1927 | boys | 1,062 | #148 |
| 1927 | girls | 15 | #2339 |
| 1926 | boys | 1,149 | #147 |
| 1926 | girls | 10 | #3046 |
| 1925 | boys | 1,103 | #148 |
| 1925 | girls | 15 | #2378 |
| 1924 | boys | 1,144 | #145 |
| 1924 | girls | 14 | #2514 |
| 1923 | boys | 1,063 | #146 |
| 1923 | girls | 19 | #2021 |
| 1922 | boys | 1,089 | #143 |
| 1922 | girls | 20 | #1957 |
| 1921 | boys | 1,128 | #138 |
| 1921 | girls | 14 | #2509 |
| 1920 | boys | 1,092 | #140 |
| 1920 | girls | 10 | #3097 |
| 1919 | boys | 1,064 | #139 |
| 1919 | girls | 13 | #2515 |
| 1918 | boys | 1,081 | #142 |
| 1918 | girls | 9 | #3244 |
| 1917 | boys | 924 | #143 |
| 1917 | girls | 7 | #3713 |
| 1916 | boys | 780 | #155 |
| 1916 | girls | 9 | #3031 |
| 1915 | boys | 824 | #143 |
| 1914 | boys | 638 | #147 |
| 1914 | girls | 7 | #2876 |
| 1913 | boys | 521 | #144 |
| 1913 | girls | 7 | #2540 |
| 1912 | boys | 486 | #132 |
| 1911 | boys | 283 | #125 |
| 1910 | boys | 255 | #128 |
| 1909 | boys | 255 | #107 |
| 1908 | boys | 230 | #111 |
| 1907 | boys | 225 | #107 |
| 1906 | boys | 183 | #117 |
| 1905 | boys | 172 | #124 |
| 1904 | boys | 189 | #110 |
| 1903 | boys | 140 | #133 |
| 1902 | boys | 159 | #121 |
| 1901 | boys | 131 | #127 |
| 1900 | boys | 223 | #104 |
| 1899 | boys | 146 | #114 |
| 1898 | boys | 161 | #114 |
| 1898 | girls | 5 | #1700 |
| 1897 | boys | 148 | #116 |
| 1896 | boys | 144 | #124 |
| 1895 | boys | 143 | #117 |
| 1894 | boys | 131 | #119 |
| 1893 | boys | 132 | #121 |
| 1892 | boys | 149 | #116 |
| 1891 | boys | 114 | #121 |
| 1890 | boys | 122 | #120 |
| 1889 | boys | 101 | #144 |
| 1888 | boys | 138 | #118 |
| 1887 | boys | 99 | #129 |
| 1886 | boys | 105 | #131 |
| 1885 | boys | 120 | #113 |
| 1884 | boys | 109 | #132 |
| 1883 | boys | 87 | #148 |
| 1882 | boys | 104 | #134 |
| 1881 | boys | 92 | #132 |
| 1880 | boys | 88 | #154 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.