Earnie vs Earnest

Side-by-side comparison of Earnie and Earnest — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Earnie

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Name B

Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5430

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Metric Earnie Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5430
Total Births (all years) 1,180 58,366
Peak Year 1948 1926
Peak Year Births 34 1,149
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnie Earnest
1880ss — 1,043
1890ss — 1,390
1900ss 18 1,907
1910ss 109 6,856
1920ss 198 10,869
1930ss 127 8,722
1940ss 227 8,706
1950ss 218 7,311
1960ss 154 4,515
1970ss 95 2,962
1980ss 28 1,995
1990ss 6 1,053
2000ss — 559
2010ss — 364
2020ss — 114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Earnie Earnest
2014 — 37
2015 — 33
2016 — 24
2017 — 32
2018 — 40
2019 — 27
2020 — 28
2021 — 21
2022 — 24
2023 — 24
2024 — 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1902–1997.

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