Trend of the Popularity of Ernest as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 200 male babies that were named Ernest in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Ernest peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 1,369 babies, which was 0.08% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Ernest, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Ernest.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ernest in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ernest in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Ernest from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Ernest as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1369	0.08
1981	1305	0.07
1982	1240	0.07
1983	1191	0.07
1984	1148	0.06
1985	1072	0.06
1986	1007	0.06
1987	947	0.05
1988	1002	0.05
1989	955	0.05
1990	920	0.05
1991	853	0.04
1992	721	0.04
1993	644	0.03
1994	591	0.03
1995	491	0.03
1996	517	0.03
1997	480	0.03
1998	450	0.02
1999	387	0.02
2000	440	0.02
2001	357	0.02
2002	353	0.02
2003	363	0.02
2004	368	0.02
2005	336	0.02
2006	298	0.02
2007	289	0.01
2008	277	0.01
2009	251	0.01
2010	218	0.01
2011	253	0.01
2012	223	0.01
2013	217	0.01
2014	247	0.01
2015	216	0.01
2016	210	0.01
2017	219	0.01
2018	215	0.01
2019	193	0.01
2020	208	0.01
2021	187	0.01
2022	186	0.01
2023	212	0.01
2024	200	0.01