Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Serious: determined.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ernest
Pronunciation
e-rne-st, er-nest
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #38, 5,696 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1038, 213 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #1072, 51 births); most recent 1991 (rank #7986, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | – |
| 2024 | 200 | – |
| 2023 | 212 | – |
| 2022 | 186 | – |
| 2021 | 187 | – |
| 2020 | 208 | – |
| 2019 | 193 | – |
| 2018 | 215 | – |
| 2017 | 219 | – |
| 2016 | 210 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #252, 185 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 |
| 2024 | 152 |
| 2023 | 162 |
| 2022 | 171 |
| 2021 | 153 |
| 2020 | 153 |
| 2019 | 167 |
| 2018 | 144 |
| 2017 | 182 |
| 2016 | 150 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1906 (rank #29, 1,787 births); most recent 2023 (rank #260, 214 births)
- Girls: peak in 1937 (rank #696, 6 births); most recent 1956 (rank #1478, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 214 | – |
| 2022 | 237 | – |
| 2021 | 278 | – |
| 2020 | 236 | – |
| 2019 | 257 | – |
| 2018 | 263 | – |
| 2017 | 219 | – |
| 2016 | 194 | – |
| 2015 | 175 | – |
| 2014 | 137 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #167, 11 births); most recent 2021 (rank #530, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #441, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1948 (rank #43, 62 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence