Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Earnest

#456 most common boys' name of all time · #993 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#456
Rank overall
#993 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
59,115
Since 2016
262
Peak year
1926 #147
Best rank
#106 1900
Girls Boys peak 1,159/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Earnest is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 25 25 #4,140
2024 — 17 17 #5,445
2023 — 24 24 #4,344
2022 — 24 24 #4,304
2021 — 21 21 #4,630
2020 — 28 28 #3,734
2019 — 27 27 #3,899
2018 — 40 40 #2,943
2017 — 32 32 #3,440
2016 — 24 24 #4,202
2015 — 33 33 #3,365
2014 — 37 37 #3,038
2013 — 31 31 #3,405
2012 — 50 50 #2,489
2011 — 53 53 #2,376
2010 — 37 37 #3,073
2009 — 44 44 #2,753
2008 — 51 51 #2,467
2007 — 50 50 #2,504
2006 — 59 59 #2,176
2005 — 49 49 #2,365
2004 — 56 56 #2,102
2003 — 50 50 #2,180
2002 — 63 63 #1,817
2001 — 69 69 #1,678
2000 — 68 68 #1,681
1999 — 77 77 #1,477
1998 — 98 98 #1,237
1997 — 88 88 #1,294
1996 — 84 84 #1,304
1995 — 92 92 #1,206
1994 — 116 116 #1,031
1993 — 92 92 #1,163
1992 — 135 135 #911
1991 — 126 126 #945
1990 — 145 145 #849
1989 — 169 169 #758
1988 — 157 157 #756
1987 — 170 170 #698
1986 — 195 195 #642
1985 — 178 178 #659
1984 — 174 174 #655
1983 — 210 210 #583
1982 — 255 255 #534
1981 — 236 236 #553
1980 5 251 256 #539
1979 5 245 250 #545
1978 — 218 218 #568
1977 — 266 266 #501
1976 — 281 281 #469
1975 6 285 291 #473
1974 — 281 281 #474
1973 — 306 306 #446
1972 5 334 339 #434
1971 8 362 370 #426
1970 9 383 392 #417
1969 5 380 385 #409
1968 — 390 390 #393
1967 10 379 389 #386
1966 10 423 433 #368
1965 12 443 455 #365
1964 7 417 424 #391
1963 5 468 473 #363
1962 — 499 499 #353
1961 11 524 535 #345
1960 17 592 609 #320
1959 14 559 573 #327
1958 12 634 646 #298
1957 12 631 643 #303
1956 12 727 739 #272
1955 10 696 706 #270
1954 17 771 788 #250
1953 17 787 804 #239
1952 13 814 827 #233
1951 12 803 815 #239
1950 18 888 906 #213
1949 18 888 906 #213
1948 10 899 909 #211
1947 12 982 994 #203
1946 11 850 861 #202
1945 20 807 827 #188
1944 9 896 905 #182
1943 18 940 958 #177
1942 11 835 846 #192
1941 19 812 831 #185
1940 12 797 809 #184
1939 18 808 826 #176
1938 17 827 844 #176
1937 10 833 843 #174
1936 14 815 829 #170
1935 16 881 897 #163
1934 13 921 934 #161
1933 8 858 866 #166
1932 13 872 885 #169
1931 12 916 928 #162
1930 11 991 1,002 #153
1929 14 996 1,010 #155
1928 14 1,043 1,057 #153
1927 15 1,062 1,077 #148
1926 10 1,149 1,159 #147
1925 15 1,103 1,118 #148
1924 14 1,144 1,158 #145
1923 19 1,063 1,082 #146
1922 20 1,089 1,109 #143
1921 14 1,128 1,142 #138
1920 10 1,092 1,102 #140
1919 13 1,064 1,077 #139
1918 9 1,081 1,090 #142
1917 7 924 931 #143
1916 9 780 789 #155
1915 — 824 824 #143
1914 7 638 645 #147
1913 7 521 528 #144
1912 — 486 486 #132
1911 — 283 283 #125
1910 — 255 255 #128
1909 — 255 255 #108
1908 — 230 230 #111
1907 — 225 225 #107
1906 — 183 183 #118
1905 — 172 172 #126
1904 — 189 189 #111
1903 — 140 140 #133
1902 — 159 159 #122
1901 — 131 131 #128
1900 — 223 223 #106
1899 — 146 146 #114
1898 5 161 166 #114
1897 — 148 148 #116
1896 — 144 144 #124
1895 — 143 143 #118
1894 — 131 131 #119
1893 — 132 132 #121
1892 — 149 149 #117
1891 — 114 114 #121
1890 — 122 122 #120
1889 — 101 101 #146
1888 — 138 138 #118
1887 — 99 99 #129
1886 — 105 105 #131
1885 — 120 120 #113
1884 — 109 109 #132
1883 — 87 87 #149
1882 — 104 104 #135
1881 — 92 92 #135
1880 — 88 88 #154