Ernie Name Popularity

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How popular is Ernie?

The rare name Ernie was the 4,386th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 306, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1945.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 450 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ernie in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ernie occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, 1918-1921, 1931-1935, 1940-1945, and 1954-1957, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1980-1983, and 2005-2009.

Sometimes the name Ernie has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Ernie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Ernie has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Ernie has risen.

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

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

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		Ernie (Girl)		Ernie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	23	4,386
2017		< 5	--	19	4,968
2016		< 5	--	28	3,796
2015		< 5	--	23	4,323
2014		< 5	--	25	4,045
2013		< 5	--	19	4,846
2012		< 5	--	26	3,932
2011		< 5	--	40	2,915
2010		< 5	--	27	3,841
2009		< 5	--	24	4,191
2008		< 5	--	37	3,125
2007		< 5	--	48	2,573
2006		< 5	--	45	2,630
2005		< 5	--	51	2,305
2004		< 5	--	51	2,256
2003		< 5	--	64	1,854
2002		< 5	--	49	2,165
2001		< 5	--	42	2,354
2000		< 5	--	65	1,729
1999		< 5	--	54	1,834
1998		< 5	--	58	1,747
1997		< 5	--	62	1,630
1996		< 5	--	71	1,447
1995		< 5	--	60	1,566
1994		< 5	--	57	1,617
1993		< 5	--	86	1,220
1992		< 5	--	90	1,169
1991		< 5	--	81	1,238
1990		< 5	--	100	1,062
1989		< 5	--	77	1,222
1988		< 5	--	95	996
1987		< 5	--	92	992
1986		< 5	--	100	915
1985		< 5	--	96	931
1984		< 5	--	103	866
1983		< 5	--	93	917
1982		< 5	--	124	795
1981		< 5	--	131	762
1980		< 5	--	124	787
1979		< 5	--	122	782
1978		< 5	--	131	739
1977		< 5	--	140	720
1976		< 5	--	150	672
1975		< 5	--	130	726
1974		< 5	--	139	697
1973		< 5	--	156	636
1972		< 5	--	147	663
1971		< 5	--	214	551
1970		< 5	--	212	556
1969		< 5	--	222	526
1968		< 5	--	184	559
1967		6	6,249	231	492
1966		< 5	--	273	461
1965		< 5	--	265	478
1964		< 5	--	312	452
1963		< 5	--	378	413
1962		< 5	--	388	407
1961		< 5	--	428	383
1960		8	4,891	435	378
1959		5	6,537	450	370
1958		< 5	--	444	366
1957		9	4,324	420	377
1956		10	3,989	325	418
1955		14	3,132	313	416
1954		< 5	--	272	441
1953		< 5	--	280	419
1952		10	3,624	273	419
1951		12	3,157	301	388
1950		9	3,765	305	384
1949		12	3,057	325	373
1948		11	3,200	348	362
1947		9	3,806	398	342
1946		7	4,117	357	342
1945		11	2,788	381	306
1944		8	3,478	277	359
1943		13	2,594	225	410
1942		6	4,268	192	447
1941		9	3,085	161	468
1940		9	3,035	172	442
1939		13	2,331	172	433
1938		13	2,371	175	434
1937		7	3,556	156	448
1936		15	2,075	141	474
1935		16	2,025	161	449
1934		19	1,785	130	509
1933		20	1,742	123	507
1932		12	2,542	121	531
1931		23	1,607	85	642
1930		13	2,463	104	594
1929		22	1,723	116	547
1928		15	2,316	99	612
1927		13	2,598	98	640
1926		15	2,385	110	601
1925		13	2,666	86	699
1924		12	2,859	87	707
1923		22	1,858	96	655
1922		16	2,317	64	857
1921		10	3,238	94	669
1920		13	2,635	77	749
1919		25	1,617	73	755
1918		22	1,771	61	846
1917		16	2,133	74	707
1916		22	1,643	55	845
1915		17	1,905	69	708
1914		11	2,164	36	914
1913		12	1,804	49	639
1912		13	1,560	20	1,040
1911		12	1,397	20	716
1910		12	1,361	19	685
1909		8	1,649	19	624
1908		9	1,466	15	693
1907		8	1,546	12	784
1906		7	1,608	11	776
1905		5	2,035	19	535
1904		6	1,727	13	657
1903		5	1,882	7	941
1902		< 5	--	8	880
1901		< 5	--	12	614
1900		< 5	--	12	756
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		6	1,573	10	710
1897		5	1,629	7	878
1896		< 5	--	14	564
1895		8	1,226	7	916
1894		< 5	--	11	644
1893		< 5	--	11	625
1892		< 5	--	6	1,001
1891		< 5	--	6	883
1890		< 5	--	9	687
1889		5	1,343	7	826
1888		< 5	--	7	850
1887		< 5	--	10	602
1886		< 5	--	5	1,015
1885		< 5	--	6	868
1884		< 5	--	5	1,017
1883		< 5	--	12	537
1882		< 5	--	12	552
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	6	852

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.