Ernest
Boy name · Germanic origin
Ernest meaning
vigor, strife
Ernest at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,083 in 2024
Ernest popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #26 | 615 |
| 1885 | #21 | 718 |
| 1890 | #22 | 774 |
| 1900 | #30 | 1,012 |
| 1910 | #31 | 1,167 |
| 1920 | #37 | 5,566 |
| 1930 | #43 | 4,787 |
| 1940 | #58 | 3,698 |
| 1950 | #81 | 4,309 |
| 1960 | #120 | 3,189 |
| 1970 | #143 | 2,304 |
| 1980 | #180 | 1,369 |
| 1990 | #283 | 920 |
| 2000 | #514 | 440 |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 |
| 2020 | #1,009 | 208 |
| 2024 | #1,083 | 200 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #26 | 615 |
| 1881 | #25 | 571 |
| 1882 | #27 | 642 |
| 1883 | #23 | 641 |
| 1884 | #25 | 690 |
| 1885 | #21 | 718 |
| 1886 | #25 | 668 |
| 1887 | #23 | 653 |
| 1888 | #27 | 766 |
| 1889 | #23 | 736 |
| 1890 | #22 | 774 |
| 1891 | #22 | 715 |
| 1892 | #26 | 805 |
| 1893 | #23 | 796 |
| 1894 | #24 | 821 |
| 1895 | #24 | 834 |
| 1896 | #29 | 764 |
| 1897 | #27 | 785 |
| 1898 | #28 | 839 |
| 1899 | #27 | 744 |
| 1900 | #30 | 1,012 |
| 1901 | #28 | 691 |
| 1902 | #29 | 790 |
| 1903 | #30 | 764 |
| 1904 | #32 | 749 |
| 1905 | #31 | 845 |
| 1906 | #28 | 943 |
| 1907 | #30 | 978 |
| 1908 | #31 | 1,000 |
| 1909 | #34 | 885 |
| 1910 | #31 | 1,167 |
| 1911 | #32 | 1,338 |
| 1912 | #32 | 2,569 |
| 1913 | #34 | 2,940 |
| 1914 | #38 | 3,632 |
| 1915 | #35 | 4,787 |
| 1916 | #36 | 4,823 |
| 1917 | #37 | 5,055 |
| 1918 | #37 | 5,527 |
| 1919 | #36 | 5,296 |
| 1920 | #37 | 5,566 |
| 1921 | #38 | 5,697 |
| 1922 | #37 | 5,503 |
| 1923 | #38 | 5,372 |
| 1924 | #37 | 5,683 |
| 1925 | #37 | 5,494 |
| 1926 | #37 | 5,436 |
| 1927 | #41 | 5,208 |
| 1928 | #43 | 4,941 |
| 1929 | #43 | 4,753 |
| 1930 | #43 | 4,787 |
| 1931 | #47 | 4,298 |
| 1932 | #47 | 4,166 |
| 1933 | #50 | 3,674 |
| 1934 | #51 | 3,850 |
| 1935 | #55 | 3,701 |
| 1936 | #55 | 3,715 |
| 1937 | #53 | 3,759 |
| 1938 | #55 | 3,708 |
| 1939 | #55 | 3,688 |
| 1940 | #58 | 3,698 |
| 1941 | #61 | 3,726 |
| 1942 | #61 | 4,079 |
| 1943 | #61 | 4,172 |
| 1944 | #59 | 4,042 |
| 1945 | #60 | 4,005 |
| 1946 | #71 | 4,395 |
| 1947 | #75 | 4,786 |
| 1948 | #76 | 4,513 |
| 1949 | #76 | 4,346 |
| 1950 | #81 | 4,309 |
| 1951 | #83 | 4,381 |
| 1952 | #87 | 4,122 |
| 1953 | #87 | 4,096 |
| 1954 | #87 | 4,202 |
| 1955 | #90 | 3,973 |
| 1956 | #94 | 3,953 |
| 1957 | #101 | 3,786 |
| 1958 | #113 | 3,517 |
| 1959 | #118 | 3,340 |
| 1960 | #120 | 3,189 |
| 1961 | #123 | 3,096 |
| 1962 | #127 | 2,850 |
| 1963 | #122 | 2,906 |
| 1964 | #124 | 2,815 |
| 1965 | #124 | 2,577 |
| 1966 | #122 | 2,505 |
| 1967 | #128 | 2,351 |
| 1968 | #130 | 2,246 |
| 1969 | #130 | 2,357 |
| 1970 | #143 | 2,304 |
| 1971 | #143 | 2,101 |
| 1972 | #147 | 1,767 |
| 1973 | #149 | 1,680 |
| 1974 | #150 | 1,642 |
| 1975 | #161 | 1,514 |
| 1976 | #160 | 1,483 |
| 1977 | #161 | 1,485 |
| 1978 | #171 | 1,381 |
| 1979 | #171 | 1,399 |
| 1980 | #180 | 1,369 |
| 1981 | #193 | 1,305 |
| 1982 | #200 | 1,240 |
| 1983 | #199 | 1,191 |
| 1984 | #203 | 1,148 |
| 1985 | #220 | 1,072 |
| 1986 | #233 | 1,007 |
| 1987 | #245 | 947 |
| 1988 | #239 | 1,002 |
| 1989 | #265 | 955 |
| 1990 | #283 | 920 |
| 1991 | #299 | 853 |
| 1992 | #337 | 721 |
| 1993 | #367 | 644 |
| 1994 | #392 | 591 |
| 1995 | #460 | 491 |
| 1996 | #435 | 517 |
| 1997 | #460 | 480 |
| 1998 | #485 | 450 |
| 1999 | #536 | 387 |
| 2000 | #514 | 440 |
| 2001 | #576 | 357 |
| 2002 | #591 | 353 |
| 2003 | #594 | 363 |
| 2004 | #595 | 368 |
| 2005 | #648 | 336 |
| 2006 | #724 | 298 |
| 2007 | #759 | 289 |
| 2008 | #791 | 277 |
| 2009 | #850 | 251 |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 |
| 2011 | #846 | 253 |
| 2012 | #922 | 223 |
| 2013 | #934 | 217 |
| 2014 | #877 | 247 |
| 2015 | #955 | 216 |
| 2016 | #977 | 210 |
| 2017 | #950 | 219 |
| 2018 | #964 | 215 |
| 2019 | #1,057 | 193 |
| 2020 | #1,009 | 208 |
| 2021 | #1,107 | 187 |
| 2022 | #1,130 | 186 |
| 2023 | #1,029 | 212 |
| 2024 | #1,083 | 200 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Ernest” (revision 90673854), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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