Ernest Boy

Popularity: #725 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Ernest

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist and short story writer, known for works such as 'The Old Man and the Sea'.

Ernest Borgnine was an American actor, recognized for his roles in films like 'Marty' and the television series 'McHale's Navy'.

Ernest Shackleton was a British polar explorer, famous for his Antarctic expeditions in the early 20th century.

Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born physicist, known as the father of nuclear physics.

Fictional characters named Ernest

Ernest P. Worrell is a character from the 'Ernest' film series, known for his comedic antics.

Ernest the Elf appears in the animated film 'The Christmas Chronicles', serving as a helper to Santa Claus.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Ernest was first seen in the United States in 1880. Ernest has ranked as high as #81 nationally, which occurred in 1921, and has been most popular in California, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Ernest has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Ernest (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
NY	18	13%
TX	17	12%
CA	16	11%
OH	12	9%
PA	11	8%
IN	9	6%
IL	7	5%
MN	7	5%
WI	7	5%
NC	6	4%
FL	5	4%
MA	5	4%
MI	5	4%
VA	5	4%
AZ	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	615
1881	571
1882	642
1883	641
1884	690
1885	718
1886	668
1887	653
1888	766
1889	736
1890	774
1891	715
1892	805
1893	796
1894	821
1895	834
1896	764
1897	785
1898	839
1899	744
1900	1,012
1901	691
1902	790
1903	764
1904	749
1905	845
1906	943
1907	978
1908	1,000
1909	885
1910	1,167
1911	1,338
1912	2,569
1913	2,940
1914	3,632
1915	4,787
1916	4,823
1917	5,055
1918	5,527
1919	5,296
1920	5,566
1921	5,697
1922	5,503
1923	5,372
1924	5,683
1925	5,494
1926	5,436
1927	5,208
1928	4,941
1929	4,753
1930	4,787
1931	4,298
1932	4,166
1933	3,674
1934	3,850
1935	3,701
1936	3,715
1937	3,759
1938	3,708
1939	3,688
1940	3,698
1941	3,726
1942	4,079
1943	4,172
1944	4,042
1945	4,005
1946	4,395
1947	4,786
1948	4,513
1949	4,346
1950	4,309
1951	4,381
1952	4,122
1953	4,096
1954	4,202
1955	3,973
1956	3,953
1957	3,786
1958	3,517
1959	3,340
1960	3,189
1961	3,096
1962	2,850
1963	2,906
1964	2,815
1965	2,577
1966	2,505
1967	2,351
1968	2,246
1969	2,357
1970	2,304
1971	2,101
1972	1,767
1973	1,680
1974	1,642
1975	1,514
1976	1,483
1977	1,485
1978	1,381
1979	1,399
1980	1,369
1981	1,305
1982	1,240
1983	1,191
1984	1,148
1985	1,072
1986	1,007
1987	947
1988	1,002
1989	955
1990	920
1991	853
1992	721
1993	644
1994	591
1995	491
1996	517
1997	480
1998	450
1999	387
2000	440
2001	357
2002	353
2003	363
2004	368
2005	336
2006	298
2007	289
2008	277
2009	251
2010	218
2011	253
2012	223
2013	217
2014	247
2015	216
2016	210
2017	219
2018	215
2019	193
2020	208
2021	187
2022	186
2023	212
2024	200