The baby name Ernst appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1992. It was most popular in 1917 with 33 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ernst has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 33 |
| 1918 | 17 |
| 1919 | 17 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1921 | 28 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1926 | 28 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 12 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 28 |
| 1933 | 23 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1935 | 8 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 10 |