Ernst vs Ernest

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

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Ernst

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Ernest

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernst Ernest
2014 — 247
2015 6 216
2016 6 210
2017 — 219
2018 5 215
2019 — 193
2020 — 208
2021 5 187
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, 1880–2021.

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