Ernie vs Ernst

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

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Ernie

Boy name · Rank #6203

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Name B

Ernst

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Metric Ernie Ernst
Current Rank #6203 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 16,520 2,383
Peak Year 1959 1917
Peak Year Births 450 59
Peak Decade 1950s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernie Ernst
1880s 70 117
1890s 81 97
1900s 128 72
1910s 476 371
1920s 927 350
1930s 1,368 281
1940s 2,838 202
1950s 3,380 208
1960s 3,116 182
1970s 1,541 149
1980s 1,033 162
1990s 719 98
2000s 477 59
2010s 249 30
2020s 117 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernie Ernst
2014 25 -
2015 23 6
2016 28 6
2017 20 -
2018 23 5
2019 18 -
2020 25 -
2021 19 5
2022 21 -
2023 20 -
2024 14 -
2025 18 -

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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