Is Ernie a boy or girl name?
Ernie is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Ernie, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.1% of the 17,215 US babies named Ernie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,247
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ernie since 1880
- 17,215
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 455 babies
Boys and girls named Ernie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | 5 | 6.7% |
| 1890s | 81 | 19 | 19% |
| 1900s | 128 | 48 | 27.3% |
| 1910s | 476 | 162 | 25.4% |
| 1920s | 927 | 151 | 14% |
| 1930s | 1,368 | 151 | 9.9% |
| 1940s | 2,838 | 95 | 3.2% |
| 1950s | 3,380 | 69 | 2% |
| 1960s | 3,116 | 14 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,541 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,033 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 719 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 476 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,247 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,931 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,753 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,979 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,050 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,218 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,399 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,794 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,804 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,857 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,935 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,918 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,197 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 71 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 81 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 95 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 100 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 96 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 103 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 93 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 124 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 131 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 124 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 122 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 131 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 140 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 150 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 130 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 139 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 156 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 147 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 214 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 212 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 222 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 185 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 230 | #494 | 6 | #6,252 |
| 1966 | 273 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 265 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 312 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 378 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 387 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 429 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 435 | #378 | 8 | #4,892 |
| 1959 | 450 | #370 | 5 | #6,539 |
| 1958 | 442 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 420 | #377 | 9 | #4,320 |
| 1956 | 325 | #418 | 10 | #3,986 |
| 1955 | 311 | #416 | 14 | #3,133 |
| 1954 | 272 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 281 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 272 | #419 | 10 | #3,624 |
| 1951 | 302 | #388 | 12 | #3,158 |
| 1950 | 305 | #383 | 9 | #3,764 |
| 1949 | 326 | #373 | 12 | #3,056 |
| 1948 | 348 | #362 | 11 | #3,202 |
| 1947 | 399 | #341 | 9 | #3,806 |
| 1946 | 357 | #342 | 7 | #4,118 |
| 1945 | 381 | #305 | 11 | #2,788 |
| 1944 | 277 | #359 | 8 | #3,478 |
| 1943 | 225 | #410 | 13 | #2,593 |
| 1942 | 192 | #447 | 6 | #4,266 |
| 1941 | 161 | #468 | 9 | #3,085 |
| 1940 | 172 | #442 | 9 | #3,036 |
| 1939 | 172 | #433 | 13 | #2,331 |
| 1938 | 175 | #434 | 13 | #2,372 |
| 1937 | 156 | #448 | 7 | #3,556 |
| 1936 | 141 | #474 | 15 | #2,075 |
| 1935 | 161 | #449 | 16 | #2,026 |
| 1934 | 130 | #509 | 19 | #1,786 |
| 1933 | 123 | #508 | 20 | #1,742 |
| 1932 | 121 | #531 | 12 | #2,542 |
| 1931 | 85 | #644 | 23 | #1,607 |
| 1930 | 104 | #594 | 13 | #2,462 |
| 1929 | 116 | #547 | 22 | #1,726 |
| 1928 | 99 | #613 | 15 | #2,315 |
| 1927 | 98 | #640 | 13 | #2,599 |
| 1926 | 110 | #601 | 15 | #2,384 |
| 1925 | 86 | #699 | 13 | #2,666 |
| 1924 | 87 | #707 | 12 | #2,859 |
| 1923 | 96 | #655 | 22 | #1,858 |
| 1922 | 64 | #857 | 16 | #2,317 |
| 1921 | 94 | #669 | 10 | #3,238 |
| 1920 | 77 | #749 | 13 | #2,635 |
| 1919 | 73 | #755 | 25 | #1,617 |
| 1918 | 61 | #846 | 22 | #1,771 |
| 1917 | 74 | #707 | 16 | #2,133 |
| 1916 | 55 | #845 | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1915 | 69 | #708 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1914 | 36 | #914 | 11 | #2,164 |
| 1913 | 49 | #639 | 12 | #1,804 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,040 | 13 | #1,559 |
| 1911 | 20 | #716 | 12 | #1,397 |
| 1910 | 19 | #685 | 12 | #1,361 |
| 1909 | 19 | #624 | 8 | #1,649 |
| 1908 | 15 | #693 | 9 | #1,466 |
| 1907 | 12 | #784 | 8 | #1,546 |
| 1906 | 11 | #776 | 7 | #1,608 |
| 1905 | 19 | #535 | 5 | #2,035 |
| 1904 | 13 | #657 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1903 | 7 | #941 | 5 | #1,882 |
| 1902 | 8 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #710 | 6 | #1,573 |
| 1897 | 7 | #878 | 5 | #1,629 |
| 1896 | 14 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #916 | 8 | #1,226 |
| 1894 | 11 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #826 | 5 | #1,343 |
| 1888 | 7 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #852 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ernie reached #305 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #1,226 in 1895. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ernie
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.