Is Earnest a boy or girl name?
Earnest is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Earnest, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 59,092 US babies named Earnest were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,489
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Earnest since 1880
- 59,092
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 1,159 babies
Boys and girls named Earnest, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,043 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,390 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 1,907 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 6,856 | 52 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 10,869 | 145 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 8,722 | 132 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 8,706 | 140 | 1.6% |
| 1950s | 7,311 | 137 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 4,515 | 77 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 2,962 | 33 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 1,995 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 1,053 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 559 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 364 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,489 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,374 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,337 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,674 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,746 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,465 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,229 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,436 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,769 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 63 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 92 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 135 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 126 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 145 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 169 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 157 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 170 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 195 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 178 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 174 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 210 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 255 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 236 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 251 | #541 | 5 | #10,826 |
| 1979 | 245 | #545 | 5 | #10,630 |
| 1978 | 219 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 266 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 281 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 285 | #473 | 6 | #8,279 |
| 1974 | 281 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 306 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 333 | #434 | 5 | #8,623 |
| 1971 | 363 | #425 | 8 | #6,166 |
| 1970 | 383 | #417 | 9 | #5,506 |
| 1969 | 380 | #409 | 5 | #7,783 |
| 1968 | 390 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 379 | #386 | 10 | #4,387 |
| 1966 | 423 | #368 | 10 | #4,272 |
| 1965 | 443 | #366 | 12 | #3,797 |
| 1964 | 416 | #391 | 7 | #5,626 |
| 1963 | 468 | #364 | 5 | #6,875 |
| 1962 | 499 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 526 | #343 | 11 | #4,081 |
| 1960 | 591 | #320 | 17 | #3,019 |
| 1959 | 559 | #326 | 14 | #3,307 |
| 1958 | 633 | #298 | 12 | #3,599 |
| 1957 | 632 | #303 | 12 | #3,532 |
| 1956 | 727 | #271 | 12 | #3,545 |
| 1955 | 697 | #269 | 10 | #3,860 |
| 1954 | 770 | #250 | 17 | #2,722 |
| 1953 | 787 | #239 | 17 | #2,621 |
| 1952 | 815 | #233 | 13 | #3,081 |
| 1951 | 803 | #239 | 12 | #3,151 |
| 1950 | 888 | #213 | 18 | #2,369 |
| 1949 | 887 | #213 | 18 | #2,358 |
| 1948 | 900 | #211 | 10 | #3,423 |
| 1947 | 982 | #203 | 12 | #3,104 |
| 1946 | 850 | #202 | 11 | #3,084 |
| 1945 | 807 | #188 | 20 | #1,895 |
| 1944 | 896 | #182 | 9 | #3,200 |
| 1943 | 940 | #177 | 18 | #2,096 |
| 1942 | 835 | #192 | 11 | #2,867 |
| 1941 | 812 | #185 | 19 | #1,899 |
| 1940 | 797 | #184 | 12 | #2,457 |
| 1939 | 808 | #177 | 18 | #1,900 |
| 1938 | 827 | #177 | 17 | #1,967 |
| 1937 | 833 | #174 | 10 | #2,786 |
| 1936 | 815 | #170 | 14 | #2,181 |
| 1935 | 881 | #163 | 16 | #2,024 |
| 1934 | 921 | #161 | 13 | #2,328 |
| 1933 | 858 | #166 | 8 | #3,187 |
| 1932 | 872 | #169 | 13 | #2,401 |
| 1931 | 916 | #162 | 12 | #2,463 |
| 1930 | 991 | #153 | 11 | #2,732 |
| 1929 | 996 | #155 | 14 | #2,345 |
| 1928 | 1,043 | #153 | 14 | #2,414 |
| 1927 | 1,062 | #148 | 15 | #2,363 |
| 1926 | 1,149 | #147 | 10 | #3,100 |
| 1925 | 1,103 | #148 | 15 | #2,407 |
| 1924 | 1,144 | #145 | 14 | #2,562 |
| 1923 | 1,063 | #146 | 19 | #2,040 |
| 1922 | 1,089 | #143 | 20 | #1,973 |
| 1921 | 1,128 | #138 | 14 | #2,535 |
| 1920 | 1,092 | #140 | 10 | #3,165 |
| 1919 | 1,064 | #139 | 13 | #2,552 |
| 1918 | 1,081 | #142 | 9 | #3,311 |
| 1917 | 924 | #143 | 7 | #3,814 |
| 1916 | 780 | #155 | 9 | #3,093 |
| 1915 | 824 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 638 | #147 | 7 | #2,970 |
| 1913 | 521 | #144 | 7 | #2,614 |
| 1912 | 486 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 283 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 255 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 255 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 230 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 225 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 183 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 172 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 189 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 140 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 159 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 131 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 223 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 146 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 161 | #114 | 5 | #1,773 |
| 1897 | 148 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 144 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 143 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 131 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 132 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 149 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 114 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 122 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 101 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 138 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 99 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 105 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 120 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 109 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 87 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 104 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 92 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 88 | #154 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Earnest reached #106 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #1,773 in 1898. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Earnest
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.