Ernie Unisex

Popularity: #910 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Ernie

Ernie Banks was a professional baseball player known for his time with the Chicago Cubs and is often referred to as 'Mr. Cub.'.

Ernie Coombs was a Canadian television personality best known for his work on the children's show 'Mr. Dressup.'.

Ernie Els is a professional golfer from South Africa, recognized for his achievements in the sport.

Ernie Harwell was a renowned American sportscaster known for his long career in Major League Baseball.

Fictional characters named Ernie

Ernie is a character from the children's television show 'Sesame Street,' known for his playful personality and friendship with Bert.

Ernie McCracken is a character in the film 'Kingpin,' portrayed as a rival bowler to the main character.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Ernie was first seen in the United States in 1880. Ernie has ranked as high as #730 nationally, which occurred in 1959, and has been most popular in California, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and New York. In the past 5 years the name Ernie has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Ernie (2021)

Year: 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 1913

State	Births	Share
CA	5	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	6
1882	12
1883	12
1884	5
1885	6
1886	5
1887	10
1888	7
1889	7
1890	9
1891	6
1892	6
1893	11
1894	11
1895	7
1896	14
1897	7
1898	10
1900	12
1901	12
1902	8
1903	7
1904	13
1905	19
1906	11
1907	12
1908	15
1909	19
1910	19
1911	20
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	69
1916	55
1917	74
1918	61
1919	73
1920	77
1921	94
1922	64
1923	96
1924	87
1925	86
1926	110
1927	98
1928	99
1929	116
1930	104
1931	85
1932	121
1933	123
1934	130
1935	161
1936	141
1937	156
1938	175
1939	172
1940	172
1941	161
1942	192
1943	225
1944	277
1945	381
1946	357
1947	399
1948	348
1949	326
1950	305
1951	302
1952	272
1953	281
1954	272
1955	311
1956	325
1957	420
1958	442
1959	450
1960	435
1961	429
1962	387
1963	378
1964	312
1965	265
1966	273
1967	230
1968	185
1969	222
1970	212
1971	214
1972	147
1973	156
1974	139
1975	130
1976	150
1977	140
1978	131
1979	122
1980	124
1981	131
1982	124
1983	93
1984	103
1985	96
1986	100
1987	90
1988	95
1989	77
1990	100
1991	81
1992	90
1993	86
1994	57
1995	60
1996	71
1997	62
1998	58
1999	54
2000	65
2001	42
2002	49
2003	64
2004	51
2005	51
2006	45
2007	48
2008	37
2009	24
2010	27
2011	40
2012	26
2013	19
2014	25
2015	23
2016	28
2017	20
2018	23
2019	18
2020	25
2021	19
2022	21
2023	20
2024	14