Ernist vs Ernest

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

Name A

Ernist

Boy name

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Name B

Ernest

Boy name · Rank #1083

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Metric Ernist Ernest
Current Rank Unranked #1083
Total Births (all years) 10 302,282
Peak Year 1929 1921
Peak Year Births 5 5,697
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1929 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernist Ernest
1880ss — 6,700
1890ss — 7,877
1900ss — 8,657
1910ss — 37,134
1920ss 5 53,653
1930ss 5 39,346
1940ss — 41,762
1950ss — 39,679
1960ss — 26,892
1970ss — 16,756
1980ss — 11,236
1990ss — 6,054
2000ss — 3,332
2010ss — 2,211
2020ss — 993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernist Ernest
2014 — 247
2015 — 216
2016 — 210
2017 — 219
2018 — 215
2019 — 193
2020 — 208
2021 — 187
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, 1929–1930.

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