Total births
25
Boys' name · since 1915
Earnst
Earnst has 25 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1915–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Earnst sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 1915.
Earnst has 25 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1922.
- 25 total births
- 1915–1922 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
25 boys have been named Earnst since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1922.
- 25
- total births
- 1915–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Earnst was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
8 babies were named Earnst in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Earnst's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Earnst's full recorded timeline at 1920, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Earnst at a glance
Last recorded 1922Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Earnst popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1922
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Earnst by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Earnst's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Earnst births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Earnst? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 25 babies named Earnst. The most recent recorded year was 1922. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 8 births.
When was Earnst most popular? ▼
Earnst was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Earnst been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Earnst since 1915 -- 8 years through the most recent 1922 data.
What names are similar to Earnst? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earl, Earnest, Earle, Early, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Earnst
Nearby Names Like Earnst
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Earnst
Earl Boy
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Earnest Boy
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Earle Boy
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Early Boy
3,989 births
Earlie Boy
2,263 births
Compare Earnst side by side: Earnst vs Earl Earnst vs Earnest Earnst vs Earle
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Earnst: Baby Name Since 1915 - 25 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/earnst. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Earnst draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.