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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Earnest

Boy name · Rank #5443

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Metric Earnie Earnest
Current Rank Unranked #5443
Total Births (all years) 1,180 58,389
Peak Year 1948 1926
Peak Year Births 34 1,149
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Earnie Earnest
1880s - 1,043
1890s - 1,390
1900s 18 1,907
1910s 109 6,856
1920s 198 10,869
1930s 127 8,722
1940s 227 8,706
1950s 218 7,310
1960s 154 4,515
1970s 95 2,961
1980s 28 1,995
1990s 6 1,053
2000s - 559
2010s - 364
2020s - 139

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
2025 - 25

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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