Ernst Name Popularity

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How popular is Ernst?

The rare name Ernst was the 12,652nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 417, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1917 with 59 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ernst was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ernst occurred roughly during the years 1910-1916, 1922-1925, and 1979-1982.

Where is the name Ernst popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Ernst has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Ernst lately has dropped.

The name Ernst is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Ernst (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	12,652
2017		< 5	--
2016		6	11,122
2015		6	11,083
2014		< 5	--
2013		7	9,967
2012		< 5	--
2011		6	11,255
2010		< 5	--
2009		5	13,043
2008		8	9,242
2007		< 5	--
2006		7	9,880
2005		5	11,978
2004		10	7,135
2003		< 5	--
2002		7	8,732
2001		8	7,756
2000		9	7,004
1999		10	6,181
1998		8	7,052
1997		11	5,388
1996		10	5,664
1995		6	8,118
1994		10	5,584
1993		10	5,473
1992		10	5,358
1991		10	5,218
1990		13	4,246
1989		18	3,245
1988		15	3,406
1987		14	3,394
1986		18	2,818
1985		22	2,376
1984		12	3,523
1983		13	3,290
1982		21	2,360
1981		18	2,608
1980		11	3,689
1979		7	5,003
1978		17	2,594
1977		10	3,685
1976		14	2,862
1975		13	2,952
1974		13	2,856
1973		19	2,153
1972		14	2,573
1971		20	2,075
1970		22	1,908
1969		13	2,459
1968		11	2,622
1967		21	1,724
1966		19	1,777
1965		21	1,736
1964		23	1,671
1963		17	1,987
1962		23	1,682
1961		21	1,790
1960		13	2,353
1959		24	1,637
1958		21	1,742
1957		20	1,809
1956		20	1,776
1955		19	1,804
1954		20	1,719
1953		25	1,526
1952		25	1,527
1951		14	2,080
1950		20	1,669
1949		17	1,843
1948		24	1,502
1947		19	1,750
1946		17	1,782
1945		15	1,805
1944		21	1,494
1943		18	1,724
1942		24	1,435
1941		22	1,463
1940		25	1,343
1939		23	1,408
1938		27	1,287
1937		26	1,315
1936		23	1,395
1935		31	1,208
1934		28	1,280
1933		32	1,167
1932		24	1,439
1931		29	1,291
1930		38	1,139
1929		26	1,421
1928		33	1,260
1927		31	1,329
1926		43	1,071
1925		43	1,055
1924		36	1,209
1923		19	1,826
1922		33	1,266
1921		43	1,075
1920		43	1,078
1919		51	940
1918		54	904
1917		59	834
1916		55	846
1915		48	896
1914		37	902
1913		29	918
1912		21	1,007
1911		10	1,138
1910		7	1,346
1909		10	970
1908		11	848
1907		< 5	--
1906		14	652
1905		8	948
1904		9	829
1903		6	1,049
1902		< 5	--
1901		5	1,102
1900		9	928
1899		6	967
1898		14	586
1897		5	1,115
1896		9	791
1895		13	583
1894		15	526
1893		12	585
1892		7	883
1891		7	796
1890		9	688
1889		10	640
1888		12	588
1887		10	603
1886		8	718
1885		19	417
1884		14	511
1883		16	453
1882		7	779
1881		12	513
1880		9	651

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.