Ernest Name Popularity

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How popular is Ernest?

The less frequently given name Ernest was the 978th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 21, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 5,698 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ernest was 209 in 2016.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ernest occurred roughly during the years 1909-1918, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1986, 1989-1995, and 2007-2010.

Where is the name Ernest popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Ernest has steadily decreased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ernest for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Ernest is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Ernest has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ernest (Girl)		Ernest (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	210	978
2017		< 5	--	216	958
2016		< 5	--	209	978
2015		< 5	--	216	955
2014		< 5	--	247	877
2013		< 5	--	217	934
2012		< 5	--	223	922
2011		< 5	--	252	847
2010		< 5	--	218	923
2009		< 5	--	251	850
2008		< 5	--	277	791
2007		< 5	--	289	761
2006		< 5	--	296	727
2005		< 5	--	333	650
2004		< 5	--	367	595
2003		< 5	--	360	597
2002		< 5	--	352	591
2001		< 5	--	356	577
2000		< 5	--	439	512
1999		< 5	--	387	536
1998		< 5	--	450	485
1997		< 5	--	480	461
1996		< 5	--	517	437
1995		< 5	--	491	460
1994		< 5	--	591	392
1993		< 5	--	644	367
1992		< 5	--	721	337
1991		10	8,157	853	300
1990		< 5	--	920	283
1989		10	7,612	955	265
1988		9	7,900	1,002	239
1987		7	9,071	947	245
1986		10	6,752	1,007	233
1985		9	7,126	1,072	220
1984		11	6,019	1,148	203
1983		11	5,930	1,191	199
1982		14	5,012	1,240	200
1981		9	6,958	1,305	193
1980		17	4,381	1,369	180
1979		18	4,093	1,401	171
1978		7	7,867	1,380	171
1977		16	4,280	1,485	161
1976		16	4,012	1,488	160
1975		14	4,420	1,513	161
1974		15	4,087	1,643	150
1973		11	4,973	1,679	149
1972		16	3,764	1,768	147
1971		21	3,196	2,099	143
1970		19	3,341	2,305	143
1969		21	2,938	2,360	130
1968		12	4,067	2,243	130
1967		21	2,721	2,349	128
1966		8	4,991	2,506	122
1965		22	2,624	2,575	124
1964		24	2,556	2,816	124
1963		20	2,807	2,907	122
1962		24	2,479	2,852	127
1961		27	2,311	3,091	123
1960		24	2,457	3,190	120
1959		22	2,477	3,334	118
1958		24	2,341	3,515	113
1957		18	2,753	3,783	101
1956		28	2,066	3,949	94
1955		15	3,013	3,975	90
1954		16	2,812	4,200	87
1953		14	2,977	4,100	87
1952		23	2,149	4,118	87
1951		16	2,619	4,385	83
1950		19	2,278	4,305	81
1949		31	1,717	4,346	76
1948		20	2,207	4,512	76
1947		15	2,675	4,787	74
1946		13	2,776	4,396	71
1945		22	1,808	4,003	60
1944		30	1,498	4,043	59
1943		25	1,716	4,172	61
1942		25	1,678	4,078	61
1941		21	1,761	3,724	61
1940		21	1,759	3,696	58
1939		18	1,904	3,687	55
1938		34	1,252	3,707	55
1937		15	2,116	3,758	53
1936		30	1,329	3,714	55
1935		21	1,686	3,696	55
1934		27	1,423	3,851	51
1933		33	1,250	3,675	50
1932		35	1,224	4,165	47
1931		34	1,246	4,297	47
1930		34	1,296	4,786	43
1929		39	1,200	4,754	43
1928		46	1,120	4,940	43
1927		51	1,072	5,207	41
1926		37	1,289	5,438	37
1925		45	1,153	5,492	37
1924		39	1,287	5,685	37
1923		28	1,566	5,371	38
1922		34	1,380	5,502	37
1921		26	1,687	5,698	38
1920		35	1,323	5,566	37
1919		25	1,616	5,296	36
1918		32	1,365	5,527	37
1917		15	2,233	5,055	37
1916		27	1,416	4,823	36
1915		23	1,539	4,787	35
1914		18	1,563	3,632	38
1913		11	1,935	2,940	34
1912		9	2,032	2,569	32
1911		11	1,482	1,338	32
1910		5	2,528	1,167	31
1909		7	1,828	885	34
1908		5	2,216	1,000	31
1907		9	1,430	978	30
1906		< 5	--	943	28
1905		8	1,460	845	31
1904		9	1,297	749	32
1903		< 5	--	764	30
1902		6	1,661	790	29
1901		9	1,163	691	28
1900		5	2,023	1,012	30
1899		5	1,681	744	27
1898		7	1,414	839	28
1897		< 5	--	785	27
1896		< 5	--	764	29
1895		11	1,009	834	24
1894		< 5	--	821	24
1893		5	1,497	796	23
1892		14	807	805	26
1891		< 5	--	715	22
1890		< 5	--	774	22
1889		9	921	736	23
1888		6	1,183	766	27
1887		7	977	653	23
1886		5	1,162	668	25
1885		< 5	--	718	21
1884		< 5	--	690	25
1883		< 5	--	641	23
1882		< 5	--	642	27
1881		< 5	--	571	25
1880		< 5	--	615	26

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.