Ernest

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Catalan	Boy	Serious
Jamaican	Boy	Serious
Old German	Boy	earnest, vigorous

Fun Facts About the Name Ernest

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Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "See Earnest."

Similar & Rhyming Names

EverestKohkahycumestForrestForestModest

Popularity of Ernest

Popularity Analysis

The name Ernest first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1885 when it reached rank #21. It broke into the top 100 for 77 years. As of 2018, it ranked #969.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2018	969	Male	0.0110%
2017	955	Male	0.0110%
2016	976	Male	0.0104%
2015	954	Male	0.0106%
2014	877	Male	0.0121%
2013	934	Male	0.0107%
2012	921	Male	0.0110%
2011	848	Male	0.0124%
2010	924	Male	0.0106%
2009	849	Male	0.0119%
2008	792	Male	0.0127%
2007	765	Male	0.0130%
2006	725	Male	0.0135%
2005	653	Male	0.0155%
2004	596	Male	0.0173%
2003	598	Male	0.0171%
2002	591	Male	0.0171%
2001	578	Male	0.0171%
2000	512	Male	0.0210%
1999	536	Male	0.0189%
1998	486	Male	0.0222%
1997	461	Male	0.0239%
1996	438	Male	0.0257%
1995	460	Male	0.0244%
1994	391	Male	0.0290%
1993	365	Male	0.0312%
1992	337	Male	0.0344%
1991	300	Male	0.0401%
1990	283	Male	0.0427%
1989	265	Male	0.0456%
1988	239	Male	0.0500%
1987	244	Male	0.0486%
1986	233	Male	0.0525%
1985	220	Male	0.0558%
1984	203	Male	0.0612%
1983	199	Male	0.0640%
1982	200	Male	0.0658%
1981	192	Male	0.0702%
1980	180	Male	0.0740%
1979	170	Male	0.0782%
1978	170	Male	0.0810%
1977	161	Male	0.0869%
1976	160	Male	0.0911%
1975	161	Male	0.0935%
1974	150	Male	0.1008%
1973	149	Male	0.1038%
1972	147	Male	0.1058%
1971	143	Male	0.1155%
1970	143	Male	0.1210%
1969	130	Male	0.1289%
1968	130	Male	0.1264%
1967	128	Male	0.1318%
1966	122	Male	0.1379%
1965	124	Male	0.1360%
1964	124	Male	0.1390%
1963	122	Male	0.1410%
1962	127	Male	0.1354%
1961	123	Male	0.1435%
1960	120	Male	0.1474%
1959	118	Male	0.1537%
1958	113	Male	0.1635%
1957	101	Male	0.1728%
1956	94	Male	0.1841%
1955	90	Male	0.1903%
1954	88	Male	0.2024%
1953	87	Male	0.2048%
1952	87	Male	0.2090%
1951	83	Male	0.2289%
1950	81	Male	0.2370%
1949	76	Male	0.2409%
1948	75	Male	0.2531%
1947	75	Male	0.2572%
1946	71	Male	0.2665%
1945	60	Male	0.2918%
1944	59	Male	0.2909%
1943	61	Male	0.2869%
1942	61	Male	0.2894%
1941	61	Male	0.2968%
1940	58	Male	0.3116%
1939	55	Male	0.3250%
1938	55	Male	0.3262%
1937	53	Male	0.3440%
1936	56	Male	0.3489%
1935	56	Male	0.3455%
1934	51	Male	0.3623%
1933	50	Male	0.3603%
1932	47	Male	0.3874%
1931	47	Male	0.4017%
1930	43	Male	0.4238%
1929	43	Male	0.4285%
1928	43	Male	0.4332%
1927	41	Male	0.4472%
1926	37	Male	0.4758%
1925	37	Male	0.4771%
1924	37	Male	0.4859%
1923	38	Male	0.4747%
1922	37	Male	0.4889%
1921	38	Male	0.5003%
1920	37	Male	0.5054%
1919	36	Male	0.5217%
1918	37	Male	0.5271%
1917	37	Male	0.5269%
1916	36	Male	0.5224%
1915	35	Male	0.5435%
1914	38	Male	0.5314%
1913	34	Male	0.5478%
1912	32	Male	0.5691%
1911	32	Male	0.5544%
1910	31	Male	0.5592%
1909	34	Male	0.5004%
1908	31	Male	0.6011%
1907	30	Male	0.6167%
1906	28	Male	0.6545%
1905	31	Male	0.5899%
1904	32	Male	0.5408%
1903	30	Male	0.5907%
1902	29	Male	0.5951%
1901	28	Male	0.5977%
1900	30	Male	0.6237%
1899	27	Male	0.6458%
1898	28	Male	0.6350%
1897	27	Male	0.6437%
1896	29	Male	0.5919%
1895	24	Male	0.6585%
1894	24	Male	0.6573%
1893	23	Male	0.6576%
1892	26	Male	0.6124%
1891	22	Male	0.6543%
1890	22	Male	0.6466%
1889	23	Male	0.6183%
1888	27	Male	0.5896%
1887	23	Male	0.5974%
1886	25	Male	0.5611%
1885	21	Male	0.6192%
1884	25	Male	0.5621%
1883	23	Male	0.5698%
1882	27	Male	0.5261%
1881	25	Male	0.5273%
1880	26	Male	0.5194%

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