The baby name Ernest appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 7,279 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ernest has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,488 |
| 1911 | 1,614 |
| 1912 | 3,145 |
| 1913 | 3,467 |
| 1914 | 4,281 |
| 1915 | 5,567 |
| 1916 | 5,919 |
| 1917 | 6,472 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1918 | 7,115 |
| 1919 | 6,802 |
| 1920 | 7,125 |
| 1921 | 7,279 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1922 | 6,891 |
| 1923 | 6,756 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1924 | 7,127 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1925 | 6,858 |
| 1926 | 7,046 |
| 1927 | 15 |
| 1927 | 6,428 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1928 | 6,214 |
| 1929 | 5,876 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1930 | 6,559 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1931 | 5,555 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 4,909 |
| 1933 | 4,483 |
| 1934 | 4,586 |
| 1935 | 4,476 |
| 1936 | 4,514 |
| 1937 | 4,545 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1938 | 4,262 |
| 1939 | 4,150 |
| 1940 | 4,644 |
| 1941 | 4,787 |
| 1942 | 5,053 |
| 1943 | 5,103 |
| 1944 | 4,987 |
| 1945 | 4,897 |
| 1946 | 5,022 |
| 1947 | 6,004 |
| 1948 | 6,192 |
| 1949 | 15 |
| 1949 | 5,555 |
| 1950 | 5,420 |
| 1951 | 5,175 |
| 1952 | 4,876 |
| 1953 | 5,326 |
| 1954 | 4,987 |
| 1955 | 5,519 |
| 1956 | 10 |
| 1956 | 5,391 |
| 1957 | 4,677 |
| 1958 | 4,535 |
| 1959 | 3,997 |
| 1960 | 3,925 |
| 1961 | 3,573 |
| 1962 | 3,543 |
| 1963 | 3,704 |
| 1964 | 3,327 |
| 1965 | 3,194 |
| 1966 | 2,915 |
| 1967 | 2,805 |
| 1968 | 2,646 |
| 1969 | 2,705 |
| 1970 | 2,483 |
| 1971 | 2,297 |
| 1972 | 1,896 |
| 1973 | 1,803 |
| 1974 | 1,715 |
| 1975 | 1,616 |
| 1976 | 1,773 |
| 1977 | 1,834 |
| 1978 | 1,399 |
| 1979 | 1,483 |
| 1980 | 1,613 |
| 1981 | 1,325 |
| 1982 | 1,300 |
| 1983 | 1,217 |
| 1984 | 1,084 |
| 1985 | 999 |
| 1986 | 1,157 |
| 1987 | 915 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1988 | 999 |
| 1989 | 894 |
| 1990 | 865 |
| 1991 | 798 |
| 1992 | 824 |
| 1993 | 648 |
| 1994 | 623 |
| 1995 | 491 |
| 1996 | 514 |
| 1997 | 520 |
| 1998 | 442 |
| 1999 | 361 |
| 2000 | 457 |
| 2001 | 381 |
| 2002 | 308 |
| 2003 | 298 |
| 2004 | 387 |
| 2005 | 344 |
| 2006 | 292 |
| 2007 | 250 |
| 2008 | 231 |
| 2009 | 216 |
| 2010 | 194 |
| 2011 | 191 |
| 2012 | 198 |
| 2013 | 185 |
| 2014 | 192 |
| 2015 | 194 |
| 2016 | 228 |
| 2017 | 226 |
| 2018 | 163 |
| 2019 | 147 |
| 2020 | 168 |
| 2021 | 136 |
| 2022 | 136 |
| 2023 | 183 |
| 2024 | 137 |