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

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Ernst

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Metric Ernest Ernst
Current Rank #1076 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 302,499 2,383
Peak Year 1921 1917
Peak Year Births 5,697 59
Peak Decade 1920s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernest Ernst
1880s 6,700 117
1890s 7,877 97
1900s 8,657 72
1910s 37,134 371
1920s 53,653 350
1930s 39,346 281
1940s 41,762 202
1950s 39,680 208
1960s 26,892 182
1970s 16,756 149
1980s 11,236 162
1990s 6,054 98
2000s 3,332 59
2010s 2,211 30
2020s 1,209 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 213 -
2024 202 -
2025 213 -

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, 1880–2025.

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