Ernie
Last seen for girls in 1967 at #6,042 · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 95.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 381 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,520since 1880
Ernie over time
Rank among boys' names. Ernie has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,208 | 18 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,886 | 20 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,701 | 21 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,936 | 19 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,020 | 25 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,153 | 18 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,746 | 20 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,776 | 28 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,295 | 23 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,014 | 25 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,804 | 19 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,894 | 26 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,904 | 40 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,812 | 27 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,160 | 24 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,103 | 37 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,564 | 48 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,578 | 46 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,297 | 51 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,238 | 51 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,845 | 64 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,155 | 49 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,346 | 42 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,725 | 65 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,824 | 54 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,741 | 58 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,628 | 62 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,445 | 71 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,559 | 60 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,608 | 57 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,216 | 86 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,162 | 90 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,236 | 81 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,058 | 100 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,219 | 77 | |
| 1988 | — | #994 | 95 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,002 | 90 | |
| 1986 | — | #914 | 100 | |
| 1985 | — | #927 | 96 | |
| 1984 | — | #866 | 103 | |
| 1983 | — | #916 | 93 | |
| 1982 | — | #794 | 124 | |
| 1981 | — | #760 | 131 | |
| 1980 | — | #786 | 124 | |
| 1979 | — | #782 | 122 | |
| 1978 | — | #737 | 131 | |
| 1977 | — | #720 | 140 | |
| 1976 | — | #671 | 150 | |
| 1975 | — | #725 | 130 | |
| 1974 | — | #697 | 139 | |
| 1973 | — | #635 | 156 | |
| 1972 | — | #662 | 147 | |
| 1971 | — | #550 | 214 | |
| 1970 | — | #556 | 212 | |
| 1969 | — | #526 | 222 | |
| 1968 | — | #555 | 185 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #494 | 230 |
| 1966 | — | #461 | 273 | |
| 1965 | — | #478 | 265 | |
| 1964 | — | #452 | 312 | |
| 1963 | — | #413 | 378 | |
| 1962 | — | #407 | 387 | |
| 1961 | — | #381 | 429 | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #378 | 435 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #370 | 450 |
| 1958 | — | #368 | 442 | |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #377 | 420 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #417 | 325 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #416 | 311 |
| 1954 | — | #440 | 272 | |
| 1953 | — | #418 | 281 | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #419 | 272 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #388 | 302 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #383 | 305 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #373 | 326 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #362 | 348 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #341 | 399 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #342 | 357 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #304 | 381 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #359 | 277 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #410 | 225 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #446 | 192 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #466 | 161 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #442 | 172 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #433 | 172 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #433 | 175 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #448 | 156 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #474 | 141 |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | #449 | 161 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #508 | 130 |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | #506 | 123 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #532 | 121 |
| 1931 | #1,594 | 23 | #643 | 85 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #591 | 104 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 | #547 | 116 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #613 | 99 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #638 | 98 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #601 | 110 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #697 | 86 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #704 | 87 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 | #654 | 96 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #855 | 64 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #668 | 94 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #744 | 77 |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | #753 | 73 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #841 | 61 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #706 | 74 |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | #840 | 55 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | #705 | 69 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #907 | 36 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #637 | 49 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #707 | 20 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #677 | 19 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #685 | 15 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #778 | 12 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #525 | 19 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #647 | 13 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ernie was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ernie is popular in 1944
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#158 · 1 in 757
- Arizona#195 · 1 in 1,151
- Colorado#196 · 1 in 1,607
- Kentucky#202 · 1 in 1,596
- California#202 · 1 in 1,657
Best ever in a state: #106 in Arizona, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #158 | 9 | 1 in 757 |
| Arizona | #195 | 6 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Colorado | #196 | 7 | 1 in 1,607 |
| California | #202 | 51 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Kentucky | #202 | 18 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Washington | #220 | 10 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Iowa | #246 | 7 | 1 in 3,086 |
| Missouri | #266 | 10 | 1 in 3,246 |
| West Virginia | #267 | 7 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Ohio | #270 | 15 | 1 in 4,167 |
| South Carolina | #290 | 8 | 1 in 2,985 |
| Illinois | #301 | 13 | 1 in 5,121 |
| Indiana | #304 | 7 | 1 in 4,739 |
| North Carolina | #338 | 10 | 1 in 4,197 |
| Alabama | #375 | 7 | 1 in 4,647 |
| Tennessee | #413 | 5 | 1 in 6,379 |
| Louisiana | #420 | 6 | 1 in 4,497 |
| Pennsylvania | #452 | 6 | 1 in 13,945 |
| Texas | #461 | 17 | 1 in 4,640 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ernie
- 991 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #5,208)
- 1,188 spots since 2020 (#4,020 → #5,208)
- 913 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #5,208)
- Biggest jump: 386 spots in 1913 (#1,023 → #637)
- Biggest drop: 444 spots in 1884 (#527 → #971)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1945 at #304 (381 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1913–1986
- Highest: 1 in 3,532 boys born in 1945 were named Ernie (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.5% of all boys named Ernie (3,380) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | #527 (1883) | #759 |
| 1890s | 81 | #551 (1896) | #743 |
| 1900s | 128 | #525 (1905) | #711 |
| 1910s | 476 | #637 (1913) | #780 |
| 1920s | 927 | #547 (1929) | #672 |
| 1930s | 1,368 | #433 (1938) | #502 |
| 1940s | 2,838 | #304 (1945) | #385 |
| 1950s | 3,380 | #368 (1958) | #400 |
| 1960s | 3,116 | #378 (1960) | #455 |
| 1970s | 1,541 | #550 (1971) | #674 |
| 1980s | 1,033 | #760 (1981) | #918 |
| 1990s | 719 | #1,058 (1990) | #1,448 |
| 2000s | 477 | #1,725 (2000) | #2,501 |
| 2010s | 249 | #2,904 (2011) | #4,175 |
| 2020s | 117 | #4,020 (2020) | #4,992 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ernie in 1944
Top girls' names in 1944
Top boys' names in 1944
More about 1944
girls
1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 165,903 of them was named Ernie, which outranked 35.6% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,139Wynema9
- #3,139Wynn9
- #3,139Wynne9
- #3,378Ernie8
- #3,378Abbey8
- #3,378Abelina8
- #3,378Adah8
- #3,687Aaron7
- #3,687Adelfa7
- #3,687Aldean7
Tied with 308 names at #3,378; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 4,920 of them was named Ernie, which outranked 90.8% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).