Is Ernest a boy or girl name?
Ernest is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 200 boys were named Ernest, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 304,137 US babies named Ernest were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,083
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ernest since 1880
- 304,137
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 5,723 babies
Boys and girls named Ernest, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,700 | 27 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 7,877 | 42 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 8,657 | 58 | 0.7% |
| 1910s | 37,134 | 176 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 53,653 | 380 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 39,346 | 281 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 41,762 | 223 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 39,679 | 195 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 26,892 | 203 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 16,756 | 153 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 11,236 | 107 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 6,054 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,332 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,211 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 993 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 186 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 187 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 208 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 215 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 219 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 210 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 216 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 247 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 217 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 223 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 253 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 218 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 251 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 277 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 289 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 298 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 336 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 368 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 363 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 353 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 357 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 440 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 387 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 450 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 480 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 517 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 491 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 591 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 644 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 721 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 853 | #299 | 10 | #8,159 |
| 1990 | 920 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 955 | #265 | 10 | #7,614 |
| 1988 | 1,002 | #239 | 9 | #7,904 |
| 1987 | 947 | #245 | 7 | #9,075 |
| 1986 | 1,007 | #233 | 10 | #6,755 |
| 1985 | 1,072 | #220 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1984 | 1,148 | #203 | 11 | #6,022 |
| 1983 | 1,191 | #199 | 11 | #5,931 |
| 1982 | 1,240 | #200 | 14 | #5,012 |
| 1981 | 1,305 | #193 | 9 | #6,961 |
| 1980 | 1,369 | #180 | 17 | #4,381 |
| 1979 | 1,399 | #171 | 18 | #4,092 |
| 1978 | 1,381 | #171 | 7 | #7,870 |
| 1977 | 1,485 | #161 | 16 | #4,282 |
| 1976 | 1,483 | #160 | 16 | #4,013 |
| 1975 | 1,514 | #161 | 14 | #4,419 |
| 1974 | 1,642 | #150 | 15 | #4,089 |
| 1973 | 1,680 | #149 | 11 | #4,975 |
| 1972 | 1,767 | #147 | 16 | #3,763 |
| 1971 | 2,101 | #143 | 21 | #3,196 |
| 1970 | 2,304 | #143 | 19 | #3,340 |
| 1969 | 2,357 | #130 | 21 | #2,939 |
| 1968 | 2,246 | #130 | 12 | #4,066 |
| 1967 | 2,351 | #128 | 21 | #2,723 |
| 1966 | 2,505 | #122 | 8 | #4,994 |
| 1965 | 2,577 | #124 | 22 | #2,624 |
| 1964 | 2,815 | #124 | 24 | #2,556 |
| 1963 | 2,906 | #122 | 20 | #2,806 |
| 1962 | 2,850 | #127 | 24 | #2,482 |
| 1961 | 3,096 | #123 | 27 | #2,313 |
| 1960 | 3,189 | #120 | 24 | #2,459 |
| 1959 | 3,340 | #118 | 24 | #2,357 |
| 1958 | 3,517 | #113 | 23 | #2,406 |
| 1957 | 3,786 | #101 | 18 | #2,751 |
| 1956 | 3,953 | #94 | 27 | #2,116 |
| 1955 | 3,973 | #90 | 14 | #3,132 |
| 1954 | 4,202 | #87 | 17 | #2,726 |
| 1953 | 4,096 | #87 | 14 | #2,974 |
| 1952 | 4,122 | #87 | 23 | #2,149 |
| 1951 | 4,381 | #83 | 16 | #2,620 |
| 1950 | 4,309 | #81 | 19 | #2,278 |
| 1949 | 4,346 | #76 | 31 | #1,717 |
| 1948 | 4,513 | #76 | 20 | #2,207 |
| 1947 | 4,786 | #75 | 15 | #2,674 |
| 1946 | 4,395 | #71 | 13 | #2,775 |
| 1945 | 4,005 | #60 | 22 | #1,808 |
| 1944 | 4,042 | #59 | 30 | #1,498 |
| 1943 | 4,172 | #61 | 25 | #1,715 |
| 1942 | 4,079 | #61 | 25 | #1,678 |
| 1941 | 3,726 | #61 | 21 | #1,762 |
| 1940 | 3,698 | #58 | 21 | #1,759 |
| 1939 | 3,688 | #55 | 18 | #1,904 |
| 1938 | 3,708 | #55 | 34 | #1,252 |
| 1937 | 3,759 | #53 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1936 | 3,715 | #55 | 30 | #1,329 |
| 1935 | 3,701 | #55 | 21 | #1,686 |
| 1934 | 3,850 | #51 | 27 | #1,423 |
| 1933 | 3,674 | #50 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1932 | 4,166 | #47 | 35 | #1,223 |
| 1931 | 4,298 | #47 | 33 | #1,266 |
| 1930 | 4,787 | #43 | 35 | #1,278 |
| 1929 | 4,753 | #43 | 39 | #1,200 |
| 1928 | 4,941 | #43 | 46 | #1,120 |
| 1927 | 5,208 | #41 | 51 | #1,072 |
| 1926 | 5,436 | #37 | 37 | #1,289 |
| 1925 | 5,494 | #37 | 45 | #1,153 |
| 1924 | 5,683 | #37 | 39 | #1,286 |
| 1923 | 5,372 | #38 | 28 | #1,566 |
| 1922 | 5,503 | #37 | 34 | #1,380 |
| 1921 | 5,697 | #38 | 26 | #1,687 |
| 1920 | 5,566 | #37 | 35 | #1,323 |
| 1919 | 5,296 | #36 | 25 | #1,616 |
| 1918 | 5,527 | #37 | 32 | #1,365 |
| 1917 | 5,055 | #37 | 15 | #2,233 |
| 1916 | 4,823 | #36 | 27 | #1,416 |
| 1915 | 4,787 | #35 | 23 | #1,539 |
| 1914 | 3,632 | #38 | 18 | #1,563 |
| 1913 | 2,940 | #34 | 11 | #1,935 |
| 1912 | 2,569 | #32 | 9 | #2,031 |
| 1911 | 1,338 | #32 | 11 | #1,482 |
| 1910 | 1,167 | #31 | 5 | #2,528 |
| 1909 | 885 | #34 | 7 | #1,828 |
| 1908 | 1,000 | #31 | 5 | #2,216 |
| 1907 | 978 | #30 | 9 | #1,430 |
| 1906 | 943 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 845 | #31 | 8 | #1,460 |
| 1904 | 749 | #32 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1903 | 764 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 790 | #29 | 6 | #1,661 |
| 1901 | 691 | #28 | 9 | #1,163 |
| 1900 | 1,012 | #30 | 5 | #2,023 |
| 1899 | 744 | #27 | 5 | #1,681 |
| 1898 | 839 | #28 | 7 | #1,414 |
| 1897 | 785 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 764 | #29 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 834 | #24 | 11 | #1,009 |
| 1894 | 821 | #24 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 796 | #23 | 5 | #1,497 |
| 1892 | 805 | #26 | 14 | #807 |
| 1891 | 715 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 774 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 736 | #23 | 9 | #921 |
| 1888 | 766 | #27 | 6 | #1,183 |
| 1887 | 653 | #23 | 7 | #977 |
| 1886 | 668 | #25 | 5 | #1,162 |
| 1885 | 718 | #21 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 690 | #25 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 641 | #23 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 642 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 571 | #25 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 615 | #26 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ernest reached #21 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #807 in 1892. 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 Ernest
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.