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.

Ernie

#884 most common boys' name of all time · #2,025 across all names · 96% boys / 4% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#884
Rank overall
#2,025 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
17,234
Since 2016
206
Peak year
1959 #370
Best rank
#306 1945
Girls Boys peak 455/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ernie 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 — 18 18 #5,213
2024 — 14 14 #6,204
2023 — 20 20 #4,890
2022 — 21 21 #4,702
2021 — 19 19 #4,941
2020 — 25 25 #4,022
2019 — 18 18 #5,159
2018 — 23 23 #4,361
2017 — 20 20 #4,751
2016 — 28 28 #3,780
2015 — 23 23 #4,303
2014 — 25 25 #4,019
2013 — 19 19 #4,808
2012 — 26 26 #3,898
2011 — 40 40 #2,909
2010 — 27 27 #3,813
2009 — 24 24 #4,165
2008 — 37 37 #3,105
2007 — 48 48 #2,565
2006 — 46 46 #2,579
2005 — 51 51 #2,297
2004 — 51 51 #2,242
2003 — 64 64 #1,846
2002 — 49 49 #2,158
2001 — 42 42 #2,350
2000 — 65 65 #1,726
1999 — 54 54 #1,825
1998 — 58 58 #1,741
1997 — 62 62 #1,631
1996 — 71 71 #1,447
1995 — 60 60 #1,559
1994 — 57 57 #1,608
1993 — 86 86 #1,219
1992 — 90 90 #1,164
1991 — 81 81 #1,239
1990 — 100 100 #1,058
1989 — 77 77 #1,222
1988 — 95 95 #996
1987 — 90 90 #1,002
1986 — 100 100 #915
1985 — 96 96 #929
1984 — 103 103 #869
1983 — 93 93 #916
1982 — 124 124 #795
1981 — 131 131 #762
1980 — 124 124 #787
1979 — 122 122 #782
1978 — 131 131 #738
1977 — 140 140 #720
1976 — 150 150 #673
1975 — 130 130 #725
1974 — 139 139 #697
1973 — 156 156 #635
1972 — 147 147 #663
1971 — 214 214 #550
1970 — 212 212 #556
1969 — 222 222 #527
1968 — 185 185 #556
1967 6 230 236 #494
1966 — 273 273 #462
1965 — 265 265 #478
1964 — 312 312 #452
1963 — 378 378 #413
1962 — 387 387 #407
1961 — 429 429 #383
1960 8 435 443 #378
1959 5 450 455 #370
1958 — 442 442 #368
1957 9 420 429 #377
1956 10 325 335 #418
1955 14 311 325 #416
1954 — 272 272 #441
1953 — 281 281 #418
1952 10 272 282 #420
1951 12 302 314 #388
1950 9 305 314 #385
1949 12 326 338 #373
1948 11 348 359 #362
1947 9 399 408 #342
1946 7 357 364 #342
1945 11 381 392 #306
1944 8 277 285 #361
1943 13 225 238 #411
1942 6 192 198 #447
1941 9 161 170 #468
1940 9 172 181 #442
1939 13 172 185 #434
1938 13 175 188 #435
1937 7 156 163 #451
1936 15 141 156 #475
1935 16 161 177 #450
1934 19 130 149 #511
1933 20 123 143 #506
1932 12 121 133 #534
1931 23 85 108 #646
1930 13 104 117 #593
1929 22 116 138 #548
1928 15 99 114 #615
1927 13 98 111 #640
1926 15 110 125 #601
1925 13 86 99 #700
1924 12 87 99 #705
1923 22 96 118 #655
1922 16 64 80 #859
1921 10 94 104 #669
1920 13 77 90 #745
1919 25 73 98 #756
1918 22 61 83 #846
1917 16 74 90 #708
1916 22 55 77 #849
1915 17 69 86 #707
1914 11 36 47 #911
1913 12 49 61 #638
1912 13 20 33 #1,039
1911 12 20 32 #721
1910 12 19 31 #692
1909 8 19 27 #630
1908 9 15 24 #697
1907 8 12 20 #798
1906 7 11 18 #779
1905 5 19 24 #543
1904 6 13 19 #673
1903 5 7 12 #955
1902 — 8 8 #898
1901 — 12 12 #624
1900 — 12 12 #768
1898 6 10 16 #726
1897 5 7 12 #890
1896 — 14 14 #581
1895 8 7 15 #915
1894 — 11 11 #656
1893 — 11 11 #641
1892 — 6 6 #996
1891 — 6 6 #896
1890 — 9 9 #711
1889 5 7 12 #833
1888 — 7 7 #860
1887 — 10 10 #622
1886 — 5 5 #1,009
1885 — 6 6 #877
1884 — 5 5 #1,007
1883 — 12 12 #552
1882 — 12 12 #572
1880 — 6 6 #862