Ernest vs Ernst

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

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Ernest

Boy name · Rank #1083

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Ernst

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Metric Ernest Ernst
Current Rank #1083 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 302,282 2,383
Peak Year 1921 1917
Peak Year Births 5,697 59
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernest Ernst
1880ss 6,700 117
1890ss 7,877 97
1900ss 8,657 72
1910ss 37,134 371
1920ss 53,653 350
1930ss 39,346 281
1940ss 41,762 202
1950ss 39,679 208
1960ss 26,892 182
1970ss 16,756 149
1980ss 11,236 162
1990ss 6,054 98
2000ss 3,332 59
2010ss 2,211 30
2020ss 993 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernest Ernst
2014 247 —
2015 216 6
2016 210 6
2017 219 —
2018 215 5
2019 193 —
2020 208 —
2021 187 5
2022 186 —
2023 212 —
2024 200 —

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, 1880–2024.

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