male NAME · CURRENTLY #1040

Ernest

ER-nist

“serious”

A traditional name derived from a Germanic element associated with seriousness or earnestness.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Ernest has traveled through time

6151880 7181885 7741890 8451895 1,0171900 8531905 1,1721910 4,8101915 5,6011920 5,5391925 4,8221930 3,7231935 3,7191940 4,0271945 4,3271950 3,9891955 3,2141960 2,6001965 2,3231970 1,5291975 1,3871980 1,0811985 9201990 4911995 4402000 3362005 2182010 2162015 2082020 2132025
LATEST YEAR2025213 births
PEAK RANK#21in 1885
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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