Namesake.

Ernest

Boy Germanic languages #1030 in 2023

Ernest is a boy name of Germanic languages origin.

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Meaning of Ernest

Popular in the 19th century. Borrowed in the 18th century from Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from ernust, only remotely related to modern or.

Popularity of Ernest

Popularity, 1880–2023
212 births in 2023
1880 2023

302,082 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year
1921
5,723 babies
First recorded
1880
Earliest SSA data
Recent trend
Steady
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.