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Ernie Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ernie?

The rare name Ernie was the 4,386th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Ernie, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 306, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1945.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 450 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ernie in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ernie occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, 1918-1921, 1931-1935, 1940-1945, and 1954-1957, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1980-1983, and 2005-2009.

Sometimes the name Ernie has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Ernie popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Ernie has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Ernie has risen.

The name Ernie is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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

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   Ernie (Girl)Ernie (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 23 4,386
2017 < 5 -- 19 4,968
2016 < 5 -- 28 3,796
2015 < 5 -- 23 4,323
2014 < 5 -- 25 4,045
2013 < 5 -- 19 4,846
2012 < 5 -- 26 3,932
2011 < 5 -- 40 2,915
2010 < 5 -- 27 3,841
2009 < 5 -- 24 4,191
2008 < 5 -- 37 3,125
2007 < 5 -- 48 2,573
2006 < 5 -- 45 2,630
2005 < 5 -- 51 2,305
2004 < 5 -- 51 2,256
2003 < 5 -- 64 1,854
2002 < 5 -- 49 2,165
2001 < 5 -- 42 2,354
2000 < 5 -- 65 1,729
1999 < 5 -- 54 1,834
1998 < 5 -- 58 1,747
1997 < 5 -- 62 1,630
1996 < 5 -- 71 1,447
1995 < 5 -- 60 1,566
1994 < 5 -- 57 1,617
1993 < 5 -- 86 1,220
1992 < 5 -- 90 1,169
1991 < 5 -- 81 1,238
1990 < 5 -- 100 1,062
1989 < 5 -- 77 1,222
1988 < 5 -- 95 996
1987 < 5 -- 92 992
1986 < 5 -- 100 915
1985 < 5 -- 96 931
1984 < 5 -- 103 866
1983 < 5 -- 93 917
1982 < 5 -- 124 795
1981 < 5 -- 131 762
1980 < 5 -- 124 787
1979 < 5 -- 122 782
1978 < 5 -- 131 739
1977 < 5 -- 140 720
1976 < 5 -- 150 672
1975 < 5 -- 130 726
1974 < 5 -- 139 697
1973 < 5 -- 156 636
1972 < 5 -- 147 663
1971 < 5 -- 214 551
1970 < 5 -- 212 556
1969 < 5 -- 222 526
1968 < 5 -- 184 559
1967 6 6,249 231 492
1966 < 5 -- 273 461
1965 < 5 -- 265 478
1964 < 5 -- 312 452
1963 < 5 -- 378 413
1962 < 5 -- 388 407
1961 < 5 -- 428 383
1960 8 4,891 435 378
1959 5 6,537 450 370
1958 < 5 -- 444 366
1957 9 4,324 420 377
1956 10 3,989 325 418
1955 14 3,132 313 416
1954 < 5 -- 272 441
1953 < 5 -- 280 419
1952 10 3,624 273 419
1951 12 3,157 301 388
1950 9 3,765 305 384
1949 12 3,057 325 373
1948 11 3,200 348 362
1947 9 3,806 398 342
1946 7 4,117 357 342
1945 11 2,788 381 306
1944 8 3,478 277 359
1943 13 2,594 225 410
1942 6 4,268 192 447
1941 9 3,085 161 468
1940 9 3,035 172 442
1939 13 2,331 172 433
1938 13 2,371 175 434
1937 7 3,556 156 448
1936 15 2,075 141 474
1935 16 2,025 161 449
1934 19 1,785 130 509
1933 20 1,742 123 507
1932 12 2,542 121 531
1931 23 1,607 85 642
1930 13 2,463 104 594
1929 22 1,723 116 547
1928 15 2,316 99 612
1927 13 2,598 98 640
1926 15 2,385 110 601
1925 13 2,666 86 699
1924 12 2,859 87 707
1923 22 1,858 96 655
1922 16 2,317 64 857
1921 10 3,238 94 669
1920 13 2,635 77 749
1919 25 1,617 73 755
1918 22 1,771 61 846
1917 16 2,133 74 707
1916 22 1,643 55 845
1915 17 1,905 69 708
1914 11 2,164 36 914
1913 12 1,804 49 639
1912 13 1,560 20 1,040
1911 12 1,397 20 716
1910 12 1,361 19 685
1909 8 1,649 19 624
1908 9 1,466 15 693
1907 8 1,546 12 784
1906 7 1,608 11 776
1905 5 2,035 19 535
1904 6 1,727 13 657
1903 5 1,882 7 941
1902 < 5 -- 8 880
1901 < 5 -- 12 614
1900 < 5 -- 12 756
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 6 1,573 10 710
1897 5 1,629 7 878
1896 < 5 -- 14 564
1895 8 1,226 7 916
1894 < 5 -- 11 644
1893 < 5 -- 11 625
1892 < 5 -- 6 1,001
1891 < 5 -- 6 883
1890 < 5 -- 9 687
1889 5 1,343 7 826
1888 < 5 -- 7 850
1887 < 5 -- 10 602
1886 < 5 -- 5 1,015
1885 < 5 -- 6 868
1884 < 5 -- 5 1,017
1883 < 5 -- 12 537
1882 < 5 -- 12 552
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- 6 852

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.