NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Ernest Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Ernest: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 302,499 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
302,499
Peak year
1921 #38
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-4.2%

In the 1920s · Most used in PA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011253#847
2012223#923
2013217#934
2014247#878
2015216#956
2016210#977
2017219#951
2018215#965
2019193#1057
2020208#1009
2021187#1108
2022186#1131
2023213#1028
2024202#1077
2025213#1040

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1921

PA
375
NY
322
TX
277
MA
260
NC
253
OH
239

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