Data through 2025

Ernie name popularity in the United States

Ernie ranked #5208 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 18 boys named Ernie.

Rank#5208

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded18

SSA

Peak year1959

450 recorded

Five-year change-28.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Ernie for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1889 to 1967

Boys

18

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Ernie in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys18#5208
2024boys14#6199
2023boys20#4886
2022boys21#4701
2021boys19#4936
2020boys25#4020
2019boys18#5153
2018boys23#4354
2017boys20#4746
2016boys28#3776
2015boys23#4295
2014boys25#4014
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys18#5208
2024boys14#6199
2023boys20#4886
2022boys21#4701
2021boys19#4936
2020boys25#4020
2019boys18#5153
2018boys23#4354
2017boys20#4746
2016boys28#3776
2015boys23#4295
2014boys25#4014
2013boys19#4804
2012boys26#3894
2011boys40#2904
2010boys27#3812
2009boys24#4160
2008boys37#3103
2007boys48#2564
2006boys46#2578
2005boys51#2297
2004boys51#2238
2003boys64#1845
2002boys49#2155
2001boys42#2346
2000boys65#1725
1999boys54#1824
1998boys58#1741
1997boys62#1628
1996boys71#1445
1995boys60#1559
1994boys57#1608
1993boys86#1216
1992boys90#1162
1991boys81#1236
1990boys100#1058
1989boys77#1219
1988boys95#994
1987boys90#1002
1986boys100#914
1985boys96#927
1984boys103#866
1983boys93#916
1982boys124#794
1981boys131#760
1980boys124#786
1979boys122#782
1978boys131#737
1977boys140#720
1976boys150#671
1975boys130#725
1974boys139#697
1973boys156#635
1972boys147#662
1971boys214#550
1970boys212#556
1969boys222#526
1968boys185#555
1967boys230#494
1967girls6#6042
1966boys273#461
1965boys265#478
1964boys312#452
1963boys378#413
1962boys387#407
1961boys429#381
1960boys435#378
1960girls8#4773
1959boys450#370
1959girls5#6245
1958boys442#368
1957boys420#377
1957girls9#4202
1956boys325#417
1956girls10#3910
1955boys311#416
1955girls14#3095
1954boys272#440
1953boys281#418
1952boys272#419
1952girls10#3552
1951boys302#388
1951girls12#3106
1950boys305#383
1950girls9#3662
1949boys326#373
1949girls12#2999
1948boys348#362
1948girls11#3137
1947boys399#341
1947girls9#3706
1946boys357#342
1946girls7#3994
1945boys381#304
1945girls11#2742
1944boys277#359
1944girls8#3378
1943boys225#410
1943girls13#2558
1942boys192#446
1942girls6#4124
1941boys161#466
1941girls9#3030
1940boys172#442
1940girls9#2963
1939boys172#433
1939girls13#2300
1938boys175#433
1938girls13#2340
1937boys156#448
1937girls7#3434
1936boys141#474
1936girls15#2032
1935boys161#449
1935girls16#2006
1934boys130#508
1934girls19#1771
1933boys123#506
1933girls20#1723
1932boys121#532
1932girls12#2490
1931boys85#643
1931girls23#1594
1930boys104#591
1930girls13#2425
1929boys116#547
1929girls22#1704
1928boys99#613
1928girls15#2284
1927boys98#638
1927girls13#2552
1926boys110#601
1926girls15#2351
1925boys86#697
1925girls13#2617
1924boys87#704
1924girls12#2809
1923boys96#654
1923girls22#1840
1922boys64#855
1922girls16#2291
1921boys94#668
1921girls10#3164
1920boys77#744
1920girls13#2590
1919boys73#753
1919girls25#1604
1918boys61#841
1918girls22#1754
1917boys74#706
1917girls16#2100
1916boys55#840
1916girls22#1630
1915boys69#705
1915girls17#1883
1914boys36#907
1914girls11#2125
1913boys49#637
1913girls12#1766
1912boys20#1023
1912girls13#1540
1911boys20#707
1911girls12#1372
1910boys19#677
1910girls12#1335
1909boys19#615
1909girls8#1607
1908boys15#685
1908girls9#1439
1907boys12#778
1907girls8#1512
1906boys11#752
1906girls7#1553
1905boys19#525
1905girls5#1931
1904boys13#647
1904girls6#1659
1903boys7#910
1903girls5#1792
1902boys8#862
1901boys12#596
1900boys12#743
1898boys10#701
1898girls6#1502
1897boys7#852
1897girls5#1555
1896boys14#551
1895boys7#872
1895girls8#1202
1894boys11#631
1893boys11#615
1892boys6#956
1891boys6#841
1890boys9#667
1889boys7#789
1889girls5#1279
1888boys7#815
1887boys10#583
1886boys5#959
1885boys6#836
1884boys5#971
1883boys12#527
1882boys12#540
1880boys6#809

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Ernie’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-21.7%
Change since peak-96.0%