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.

Ernst

#2,828 most common boys' name of all time · #6,810 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2021

Rank among boys
#2,828
Rank overall
#6,810 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
132 of 146
All-time
2,383
Since 2016
16
Peak year
1917 #835
Best rank
#421 1885
Girls Boys peak 59/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ernst 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
2021 — 5 5 #12,179
2018 — 5 5 #12,185
2016 — 6 6 #10,759
2015 — 6 6 #10,659
2013 — 7 7 #9,679
2011 — 6 6 #10,831
2009 — 5 5 #12,524
2008 — 8 8 #9,029
2006 — 7 7 #9,602
2005 — 5 5 #11,495
2004 — 10 10 #6,989
2002 — 7 7 #8,474
2001 — 8 8 #7,557
2000 — 9 9 #6,857
1999 — 10 10 #6,054
1998 — 8 8 #6,853
1997 — 11 11 #5,297
1996 — 10 10 #5,548
1995 — 6 6 #7,815
1994 — 10 10 #5,465
1993 — 10 10 #5,373
1992 — 10 10 #5,249
1991 — 10 10 #5,110
1990 — 13 13 #4,179
1989 — 18 18 #3,213
1988 — 15 15 #3,366
1987 — 14 14 #3,350
1986 — 18 18 #2,784
1985 — 22 22 #2,363
1984 — 12 12 #3,470
1983 — 13 13 #3,240
1982 — 21 21 #2,348
1981 — 18 18 #2,578
1980 — 11 11 #3,631
1979 — 7 7 #4,863
1978 — 17 17 #2,572
1977 — 10 10 #3,622
1976 — 14 14 #2,839
1975 — 13 13 #2,914
1974 — 13 13 #2,805
1973 — 19 19 #2,133
1972 — 14 14 #2,548
1971 — 20 20 #2,059
1970 — 22 22 #1,894
1969 — 13 13 #2,430
1968 — 11 11 #2,594
1967 — 21 21 #1,717
1966 — 19 19 #1,766
1965 — 21 21 #1,729
1964 — 23 23 #1,664
1963 — 17 17 #1,968
1962 — 23 23 #1,676
1961 — 21 21 #1,784
1960 — 13 13 #2,324
1959 — 24 24 #1,625
1958 — 21 21 #1,729
1957 — 19 19 #1,841
1956 — 21 21 #1,729
1955 — 20 20 #1,736
1954 — 20 20 #1,711
1953 — 24 24 #1,556
1952 — 25 25 #1,523
1951 — 14 14 #2,063
1950 — 20 20 #1,664
1949 — 17 17 #1,823
1948 — 24 24 #1,491
1947 — 19 19 #1,743
1946 — 17 17 #1,770
1945 — 15 15 #1,785
1944 — 21 21 #1,486
1943 — 18 18 #1,706
1942 — 24 24 #1,432
1941 — 22 22 #1,454
1940 — 25 25 #1,342
1939 — 23 23 #1,396
1938 — 27 27 #1,283
1937 — 26 26 #1,319
1936 — 23 23 #1,392
1935 — 31 31 #1,201
1934 — 28 28 #1,270
1933 — 32 32 #1,165
1932 — 24 24 #1,432
1931 — 29 29 #1,285
1930 — 38 38 #1,137
1929 — 26 26 #1,419
1928 — 33 33 #1,257
1927 — 31 31 #1,326
1926 — 43 43 #1,072
1925 — 43 43 #1,055
1924 — 36 36 #1,206
1923 — 19 19 #1,820
1922 — 33 33 #1,262
1921 — 43 43 #1,069
1920 — 43 43 #1,076
1919 — 51 51 #941
1918 — 54 54 #902
1917 — 59 59 #835
1916 — 55 55 #845
1915 — 48 48 #896
1914 — 37 37 #901
1913 — 29 29 #918
1912 — 21 21 #1,004
1911 — 10 10 #1,131
1910 — 7 7 #1,334
1909 — 10 10 #968
1908 — 11 11 #843
1906 — 14 14 #656
1905 — 8 8 #946
1904 — 9 9 #830
1903 — 6 6 #1,038
1901 — 5 5 #1,091
1900 — 9 9 #922
1899 — 6 6 #967
1898 — 14 14 #593
1897 — 5 5 #1,094
1896 — 9 9 #792
1895 — 13 13 #595
1894 — 15 15 #534
1893 — 12 12 #601
1892 — 7 7 #888
1891 — 7 7 #789
1890 — 9 9 #700
1889 — 10 10 #650
1888 — 12 12 #600
1887 — 10 10 #612
1886 — 8 8 #733
1885 — 19 19 #421
1884 — 14 14 #514
1883 — 16 16 #458
1882 — 7 7 #777
1881 — 12 12 #524
1880 — 9 9 #657