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

Births by Decade

Decade Ernst Ernest
1880s 117 6,700
1890s 97 7,877
1900s 72 8,657
1910s 371 37,134
1920s 350 53,653
1930s 281 39,346
1940s 202 41,762
1950s 208 39,680
1960s 182 26,892
1970s 149 16,756
1980s 162 11,236
1990s 98 6,054
2000s 59 3,332
2010s 30 2,211
2020s 5 1,209

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 - 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, 1880–2021.

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