for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ernest name popularity in the United States
Ernest ranked #1038 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 213 boys named Ernest.
SSA
5,697 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Ernest for boys and girls
Girls
10Share unavailable · data from 1886 to 1991
Boys
213100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 213 | #1038 |
| 2024 | boys | 202 | #1076 |
| 2023 | boys | 213 | #1024 |
| 2022 | boys | 186 | #1131 |
| 2021 | boys | 187 | #1108 |
| 2020 | boys | 208 | #1009 |
| 2019 | boys | 193 | #1057 |
| 2018 | boys | 215 | #964 |
| 2017 | boys | 219 | #951 |
| 2016 | boys | 210 | #977 |
| 2015 | boys | 216 | #955 |
| 2014 | boys | 247 | #877 |
Show full history (244 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 213 | #1038 |
| 2024 | boys | 202 | #1076 |
| 2023 | boys | 213 | #1024 |
| 2022 | boys | 186 | #1131 |
| 2021 | boys | 187 | #1108 |
| 2020 | boys | 208 | #1009 |
| 2019 | boys | 193 | #1057 |
| 2018 | boys | 215 | #964 |
| 2017 | boys | 219 | #951 |
| 2016 | boys | 210 | #977 |
| 2015 | boys | 216 | #955 |
| 2014 | boys | 247 | #877 |
| 2013 | boys | 217 | #934 |
| 2012 | boys | 223 | #922 |
| 2011 | boys | 253 | #846 |
| 2010 | boys | 218 | #925 |
| 2009 | boys | 251 | #850 |
| 2008 | boys | 277 | #791 |
| 2007 | boys | 289 | #759 |
| 2006 | boys | 298 | #724 |
| 2005 | boys | 336 | #648 |
| 2004 | boys | 368 | #595 |
| 2003 | boys | 363 | #594 |
| 2002 | boys | 353 | #591 |
| 2001 | boys | 357 | #576 |
| 2000 | boys | 440 | #514 |
| 1999 | boys | 387 | #536 |
| 1998 | boys | 450 | #485 |
| 1997 | boys | 480 | #460 |
| 1996 | boys | 517 | #435 |
| 1995 | boys | 491 | #460 |
| 1994 | boys | 591 | #392 |
| 1993 | boys | 644 | #367 |
| 1992 | boys | 721 | #337 |
| 1991 | boys | 853 | #299 |
| 1991 | girls | 10 | #7987 |
| 1990 | boys | 920 | #283 |
| 1989 | boys | 955 | #265 |
| 1989 | girls | 10 | #7449 |
| 1988 | boys | 1,002 | #239 |
| 1988 | girls | 9 | #7691 |
| 1987 | boys | 947 | #245 |
| 1987 | girls | 7 | #8778 |
| 1986 | boys | 1,007 | #233 |
| 1986 | girls | 10 | #6612 |
| 1985 | boys | 1,072 | #220 |
| 1985 | girls | 9 | #6955 |
| 1984 | boys | 1,148 | #203 |
| 1984 | girls | 11 | #5899 |
| 1983 | boys | 1,191 | #199 |
| 1983 | girls | 11 | #5824 |
| 1982 | boys | 1,240 | #200 |
| 1982 | girls | 14 | #4945 |
| 1981 | boys | 1,304 | #193 |
| 1981 | girls | 9 | #6804 |
| 1980 | boys | 1,370 | #180 |
| 1980 | girls | 17 | #4327 |
| 1979 | boys | 1,399 | #171 |
| 1979 | girls | 18 | #4052 |
| 1978 | boys | 1,381 | #171 |
| 1978 | girls | 7 | #7649 |
| 1977 | boys | 1,485 | #161 |
| 1977 | girls | 16 | #4235 |
| 1976 | boys | 1,482 | #160 |
| 1976 | girls | 16 | #3963 |
| 1975 | boys | 1,515 | #161 |
| 1975 | girls | 14 | #4370 |
| 1974 | boys | 1,642 | #150 |
| 1974 | girls | 15 | #4041 |
| 1973 | boys | 1,680 | #149 |
| 1973 | girls | 11 | #4871 |
| 1972 | boys | 1,767 | #147 |
| 1972 | girls | 16 | #3714 |
| 1971 | boys | 2,101 | #143 |
| 1971 | girls | 21 | #3166 |
| 1970 | boys | 2,304 | #143 |
| 1970 | girls | 19 | #3311 |
| 1969 | boys | 2,357 | #130 |
| 1969 | girls | 21 | #2917 |
| 1968 | boys | 2,246 | #130 |
| 1968 | girls | 12 | #4000 |
| 1967 | boys | 2,351 | #128 |
| 1967 | girls | 21 | #2706 |
| 1966 | boys | 2,505 | #122 |
| 1966 | girls | 8 | #4866 |
| 1965 | boys | 2,578 | #124 |
| 1965 | girls | 22 | #2605 |
| 1964 | boys | 2,816 | #124 |
| 1964 | girls | 24 | #2530 |
| 1963 | boys | 2,904 | #122 |
| 1963 | girls | 20 | #2780 |
| 1962 | boys | 2,849 | #127 |
| 1962 | girls | 24 | #2463 |
| 1961 | boys | 3,096 | #123 |
| 1961 | girls | 27 | #2299 |
| 1960 | boys | 3,190 | #120 |
| 1960 | girls | 24 | #2432 |
| 1959 | boys | 3,341 | #118 |
| 1959 | girls | 24 | #2339 |
| 1958 | boys | 3,516 | #113 |
| 1958 | girls | 23 | #2376 |
| 1957 | boys | 3,786 | #101 |
| 1957 | girls | 18 | #2727 |
| 1956 | boys | 3,952 | #94 |
| 1956 | girls | 27 | #2103 |
| 1955 | boys | 3,975 | #90 |
| 1955 | girls | 14 | #3095 |
| 1954 | boys | 4,202 | #87 |
| 1954 | girls | 17 | #2695 |
| 1953 | boys | 4,095 | #87 |
| 1953 | girls | 14 | #2921 |
| 1952 | boys | 4,123 | #87 |
| 1952 | girls | 23 | #2126 |
| 1951 | boys | 4,382 | #83 |
| 1951 | girls | 16 | #2577 |
| 1950 | boys | 4,308 | #81 |
| 1950 | girls | 19 | #2253 |
| 1949 | boys | 4,346 | #76 |
| 1949 | girls | 31 | #1697 |
| 1948 | boys | 4,512 | #76 |
| 1948 | girls | 20 | #2188 |
| 1947 | boys | 4,787 | #75 |
| 1947 | girls | 15 | #2637 |
| 1946 | boys | 4,395 | #71 |
| 1946 | girls | 13 | #2739 |
| 1945 | boys | 4,005 | #60 |
| 1945 | girls | 22 | #1795 |
| 1944 | boys | 4,042 | #59 |
| 1944 | girls | 30 | #1486 |
| 1943 | boys | 4,172 | #61 |
| 1943 | girls | 25 | #1703 |
| 1942 | boys | 4,079 | #61 |
| 1942 | girls | 25 | #1668 |
| 1941 | boys | 3,726 | #61 |
| 1941 | girls | 21 | #1750 |
| 1940 | boys | 3,698 | #58 |
| 1940 | girls | 21 | #1745 |
| 1939 | boys | 3,688 | #55 |
| 1939 | girls | 18 | #1881 |
| 1938 | boys | 3,708 | #55 |
| 1938 | girls | 34 | #1250 |
| 1937 | boys | 3,759 | #53 |
| 1937 | girls | 15 | #2101 |
| 1936 | boys | 3,715 | #55 |
| 1936 | girls | 30 | #1321 |
| 1935 | boys | 3,702 | #55 |
| 1935 | girls | 21 | #1663 |
| 1934 | boys | 3,849 | #51 |
| 1934 | girls | 27 | #1409 |
| 1933 | boys | 3,674 | #50 |
| 1933 | girls | 33 | #1244 |
| 1932 | boys | 4,166 | #47 |
| 1932 | girls | 35 | #1213 |
| 1931 | boys | 4,298 | #47 |
| 1931 | girls | 33 | #1258 |
| 1930 | boys | 4,787 | #43 |
| 1930 | girls | 35 | #1274 |
| 1929 | boys | 4,753 | #43 |
| 1929 | girls | 39 | #1195 |
| 1928 | boys | 4,941 | #43 |
| 1928 | girls | 46 | #1115 |
| 1927 | boys | 5,208 | #41 |
| 1927 | girls | 51 | #1071 |
| 1926 | boys | 5,436 | #37 |
| 1926 | girls | 37 | #1279 |
| 1925 | boys | 5,494 | #37 |
| 1925 | girls | 45 | #1150 |
| 1924 | boys | 5,683 | #37 |
| 1924 | girls | 39 | #1279 |
| 1923 | boys | 5,372 | #38 |
| 1923 | girls | 28 | #1556 |
| 1922 | boys | 5,503 | #37 |
| 1922 | girls | 34 | #1366 |
| 1921 | boys | 5,697 | #38 |
| 1921 | girls | 26 | #1668 |
| 1920 | boys | 5,566 | #37 |
| 1920 | girls | 35 | #1312 |
| 1919 | boys | 5,296 | #36 |
| 1919 | girls | 25 | #1604 |
| 1918 | boys | 5,527 | #37 |
| 1918 | girls | 32 | #1360 |
| 1917 | boys | 5,055 | #37 |
| 1917 | girls | 15 | #2204 |
| 1916 | boys | 4,823 | #36 |
| 1916 | girls | 27 | #1408 |
| 1915 | boys | 4,787 | #35 |
| 1915 | girls | 23 | #1523 |
| 1914 | boys | 3,632 | #38 |
| 1914 | girls | 18 | #1541 |
| 1913 | boys | 2,940 | #34 |
| 1913 | girls | 11 | #1883 |
| 1912 | boys | 2,569 | #32 |
| 1912 | girls | 9 | #1981 |
| 1911 | boys | 1,338 | #32 |
| 1911 | girls | 11 | #1450 |
| 1910 | boys | 1,167 | #31 |
| 1910 | girls | 5 | #2398 |
| 1909 | boys | 885 | #34 |
| 1909 | girls | 7 | #1763 |
| 1908 | boys | 1,000 | #31 |
| 1908 | girls | 5 | #2101 |
| 1907 | boys | 978 | #30 |
| 1907 | girls | 9 | #1384 |
| 1906 | boys | 943 | #28 |
| 1905 | boys | 845 | #31 |
| 1905 | girls | 8 | #1420 |
| 1904 | boys | 749 | #32 |
| 1904 | girls | 9 | #1251 |
| 1903 | boys | 764 | #30 |
| 1902 | boys | 790 | #29 |
| 1902 | girls | 6 | #1594 |
| 1901 | boys | 691 | #28 |
| 1901 | girls | 9 | #1136 |
| 1900 | boys | 1,012 | #30 |
| 1900 | girls | 5 | #1932 |
| 1899 | boys | 744 | #27 |
| 1899 | girls | 5 | #1596 |
| 1898 | boys | 839 | #28 |
| 1898 | girls | 7 | #1379 |
| 1897 | boys | 785 | #27 |
| 1896 | boys | 764 | #29 |
| 1895 | boys | 834 | #24 |
| 1895 | girls | 11 | #986 |
| 1894 | boys | 821 | #24 |
| 1893 | boys | 796 | #23 |
| 1893 | girls | 5 | #1437 |
| 1892 | boys | 805 | #26 |
| 1892 | girls | 14 | #796 |
| 1891 | boys | 715 | #22 |
| 1890 | boys | 774 | #22 |
| 1889 | boys | 736 | #23 |
| 1889 | girls | 9 | #902 |
| 1888 | boys | 766 | #27 |
| 1888 | girls | 6 | #1136 |
| 1887 | boys | 653 | #23 |
| 1887 | girls | 7 | #937 |
| 1886 | boys | 668 | #25 |
| 1886 | girls | 5 | #1108 |
| 1885 | boys | 718 | #21 |
| 1884 | boys | 690 | #25 |
| 1883 | boys | 641 | #23 |
| 1882 | boys | 642 | #27 |
| 1881 | boys | 571 | #25 |
| 1880 | boys | 615 | #26 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.