Earnest Name Popularity

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How popular is Earnest?

The rare name Earnest was the 3,037th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Earnest, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #106 in 1900.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1926 with 1,149 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Earnest was 24 in 2016.

Approximately during the years 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1908-1918, and 2016-2017, the name Earnest took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1997-2003.

Where is the name Earnest popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Earnest's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Earnest for their newborn has risen.

The name Earnest is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Earnest has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Earnest (Girl)		Earnest (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	38	3,037
2017		< 5	--	32	3,454
2016		< 5	--	24	4,216
2015		< 5	--	33	3,379
2014		< 5	--	37	3,044
2013		< 5	--	31	3,436
2012		< 5	--	50	2,499
2011		< 5	--	53	2,384
2010		< 5	--	37	3,091
2009		< 5	--	44	2,765
2008		< 5	--	51	2,480
2007		< 5	--	50	2,511
2006		< 5	--	59	2,189
2005		< 5	--	49	2,379
2004		< 5	--	56	2,106
2003		< 5	--	50	2,186
2002		< 5	--	63	1,823
2001		< 5	--	69	1,684
2000		< 5	--	68	1,686
1999		< 5	--	77	1,480
1998		< 5	--	98	1,239
1997		< 5	--	88	1,298
1996		< 5	--	84	1,306
1995		< 5	--	92	1,209
1994		< 5	--	116	1,033
1993		< 5	--	92	1,163
1992		< 5	--	135	912
1991		< 5	--	126	946
1990		< 5	--	145	849
1989		< 5	--	169	760
1988		< 5	--	157	756
1987		< 5	--	170	698
1986		< 5	--	195	642
1985		< 5	--	178	657
1984		< 5	--	174	656
1983		< 5	--	210	582
1982		< 5	--	255	536
1981		< 5	--	236	554
1980		5	10,823	251	540
1979		5	10,628	245	545
1978		< 5	--	220	564
1977		< 5	--	265	503
1976		< 5	--	281	469
1975		6	8,276	285	473
1974		< 5	--	281	474
1973		< 5	--	306	446
1972		5	8,623	333	435
1971		8	6,163	363	425
1970		9	5,503	383	417
1969		5	7,781	380	409
1968		< 5	--	390	393
1967		10	4,385	380	386
1966		10	4,269	422	368
1965		12	3,795	443	366
1964		7	5,627	416	391
1963		5	6,874	467	364
1962		< 5	--	498	354
1961		11	4,078	522	345
1960		17	3,018	594	320
1959		14	3,308	561	326
1958		12	3,602	631	299
1957		12	3,530	631	303
1956		12	3,546	725	272
1955		10	3,861	697	269
1954		17	2,722	770	250
1953		17	2,622	788	239
1952		13	3,082	814	233
1951		12	3,150	803	239
1950		18	2,368	889	213
1949		18	2,357	887	213
1948		10	3,420	900	211
1947		12	3,104	981	203
1946		11	3,081	850	202
1945		20	1,895	807	188
1944		9	3,199	896	182
1943		18	2,095	939	177
1942		11	2,865	836	192
1941		19	1,899	812	185
1940		12	2,457	796	184
1939		18	1,900	808	177
1938		17	1,967	828	176
1937		10	2,784	832	174
1936		14	2,181	815	170
1935		16	2,023	881	163
1934		13	2,328	922	161
1933		8	3,187	858	166
1932		13	2,401	872	169
1931		12	2,463	914	162
1930		11	2,733	992	153
1929		14	2,346	997	155
1928		14	2,414	1,042	153
1927		15	2,363	1,062	148
1926		10	3,100	1,149	147
1925		15	2,408	1,103	148
1924		14	2,562	1,144	145
1923		19	2,040	1,063	146
1922		20	1,974	1,089	143
1921		14	2,535	1,128	138
1920		10	3,165	1,092	140
1919		13	2,552	1,064	139
1918		9	3,311	1,081	142
1917		7	3,814	924	143
1916		9	3,093	780	155
1915		< 5	--	824	143
1914		7	2,970	638	147
1913		7	2,614	521	144
1912		< 5	--	486	132
1911		< 5	--	283	125
1910		< 5	--	255	128
1909		< 5	--	255	108
1908		< 5	--	230	111
1907		< 5	--	225	107
1906		< 5	--	183	117
1905		< 5	--	172	124
1904		< 5	--	189	110
1903		< 5	--	140	134
1902		< 5	--	159	121
1901		< 5	--	131	127
1900		< 5	--	223	106
1899		< 5	--	146	114
1898		5	1,773	161	114
1897		< 5	--	148	116
1896		< 5	--	144	124
1895		< 5	--	143	118
1894		< 5	--	131	119
1893		< 5	--	132	121
1892		< 5	--	149	116
1891		< 5	--	114	121
1890		< 5	--	122	120
1889		< 5	--	101	145
1888		< 5	--	138	118
1887		< 5	--	99	129
1886		< 5	--	105	131
1885		< 5	--	120	113
1884		< 5	--	109	132
1883		< 5	--	87	149
1882		< 5	--	104	134
1881		< 5	--	92	132
1880		< 5	--	88	154

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.