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Ernst Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ernst?

The rare name Ernst was the 12,652nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 417, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1917 with 59 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ernst was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ernst occurred roughly during the years 1910-1916, 1922-1925, and 1979-1982.

Where is the name Ernst popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Ernst has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Ernst lately has dropped.

The name Ernst is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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   Ernst (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 12,652
2017 < 5 --
2016 6 11,122
2015 6 11,083
2014 < 5 --
2013 7 9,967
2012 < 5 --
2011 6 11,255
2010 < 5 --
2009 5 13,043
2008 8 9,242
2007 < 5 --
2006 7 9,880
2005 5 11,978
2004 10 7,135
2003 < 5 --
2002 7 8,732
2001 8 7,756
2000 9 7,004
1999 10 6,181
1998 8 7,052
1997 11 5,388
1996 10 5,664
1995 6 8,118
1994 10 5,584
1993 10 5,473
1992 10 5,358
1991 10 5,218
1990 13 4,246
1989 18 3,245
1988 15 3,406
1987 14 3,394
1986 18 2,818
1985 22 2,376
1984 12 3,523
1983 13 3,290
1982 21 2,360
1981 18 2,608
1980 11 3,689
1979 7 5,003
1978 17 2,594
1977 10 3,685
1976 14 2,862
1975 13 2,952
1974 13 2,856
1973 19 2,153
1972 14 2,573
1971 20 2,075
1970 22 1,908
1969 13 2,459
1968 11 2,622
1967 21 1,724
1966 19 1,777
1965 21 1,736
1964 23 1,671
1963 17 1,987
1962 23 1,682
1961 21 1,790
1960 13 2,353
1959 24 1,637
1958 21 1,742
1957 20 1,809
1956 20 1,776
1955 19 1,804
1954 20 1,719
1953 25 1,526
1952 25 1,527
1951 14 2,080
1950 20 1,669
1949 17 1,843
1948 24 1,502
1947 19 1,750
1946 17 1,782
1945 15 1,805
1944 21 1,494
1943 18 1,724
1942 24 1,435
1941 22 1,463
1940 25 1,343
1939 23 1,408
1938 27 1,287
1937 26 1,315
1936 23 1,395
1935 31 1,208
1934 28 1,280
1933 32 1,167
1932 24 1,439
1931 29 1,291
1930 38 1,139
1929 26 1,421
1928 33 1,260
1927 31 1,329
1926 43 1,071
1925 43 1,055
1924 36 1,209
1923 19 1,826
1922 33 1,266
1921 43 1,075
1920 43 1,078
1919 51 940
1918 54 904
1917 59 834
1916 55 846
1915 48 896
1914 37 902
1913 29 918
1912 21 1,007
1911 10 1,138
1910 7 1,346
1909 10 970
1908 11 848
1907 < 5 --
1906 14 652
1905 8 948
1904 9 829
1903 6 1,049
1902 < 5 --
1901 5 1,102
1900 9 928
1899 6 967
1898 14 586
1897 5 1,115
1896 9 791
1895 13 583
1894 15 526
1893 12 585
1892 7 883
1891 7 796
1890 9 688
1889 10 640
1888 12 588
1887 10 603
1886 8 718
1885 19 417
1884 14 511
1883 16 453
1882 7 779
1881 12 513
1880 9 651

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.