Ernst

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Ernst first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 132 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 59 babies (rank #834 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ernst

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ernst yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,383

Total babies (all years)

132

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ernst

Ernst Haeckelecologist · b. 1834
Ernst Machphilosopher · b. 1838
Ernst Ruskauniversity teacher · b. 1906
Ernst Ludwig Kirchnerdraftsperson · b. 1880
Ernst Jüngerdiarist · b. 1895

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	9	#651
1881	12	#513
1882	7	#779
1883	16	#453
1884	14	#511
1885	19	#417
1886	8	#718
1887	10	#603
1888	12	#588
1889	10	#640
1890	9	#688
1891	7	#796
1892	7	#883
1893	12	#585
1894	15	#526
1895	13	#583
1896	9	#791
1897	5	#1,115
1898	14	#586
1899	6	#967
1900	9	#928
1901	5	#1,102
1903	6	#1,049
1904	9	#829
1905	8	#948
1906	14	#652
1908	11	#848
1909	10	#970
1910	7	#1,346
1911	10	#1,138
1912	21	#1,007
1913	29	#918
1914	37	#902
1915	48	#896
1916	55	#846
1917	59	#834
1918	54	#904
1919	51	#940
1920	43	#1,079
1921	43	#1,075
1922	33	#1,267
1923	19	#1,826
1924	36	#1,209
1925	43	#1,055
1926	43	#1,072
1927	31	#1,328
1928	33	#1,260
1929	26	#1,421
1930	38	#1,139
1931	29	#1,291
1932	24	#1,438
1933	32	#1,168
1934	28	#1,280
1935	31	#1,208
1936	23	#1,395
1937	26	#1,316
1938	27	#1,287
1939	23	#1,409
1940	25	#1,342
1941	22	#1,464
1942	24	#1,433
1943	18	#1,724
1944	21	#1,496
1945	15	#1,804
1946	17	#1,783
1947	19	#1,750
1948	24	#1,501
1949	17	#1,842
1950	20	#1,669
1951	14	#2,080
1952	25	#1,527
1953	24	#1,559
1954	20	#1,721
1955	20	#1,746
1956	21	#1,737
1957	19	#1,850
1958	21	#1,743
1959	24	#1,637
1960	13	#2,352
1961	21	#1,792
1962	23	#1,682
1963	17	#1,989
1964	23	#1,671
1965	21	#1,737
1966	19	#1,774
1967	21	#1,725
1968	11	#2,622
1969	13	#2,460
1970	22	#1,905
1971	20	#2,077
1972	14	#2,573
1973	19	#2,155
1974	13	#2,855
1975	13	#2,953
1976	14	#2,864
1977	10	#3,685
1978	17	#2,596
1979	7	#5,006
1980	11	#3,693
1981	18	#2,606
1982	21	#2,362
1983	13	#3,293
1984	12	#3,528
1985	22	#2,376
1986	18	#2,817
1987	14	#3,393
1988	15	#3,406
1989	18	#3,245
1990	13	#4,245
1991	10	#5,221
1992	10	#5,359
1993	10	#5,475
1994	10	#5,583
1995	6	#8,119
1996	10	#5,664
1997	11	#5,388
1998	8	#7,052
1999	10	#6,181
2000	9	#7,006
2001	8	#7,765
2002	7	#8,733
2004	10	#7,138
2005	5	#11,982
2006	7	#9,886
2008	8	#9,248
2009	5	#13,053
2011	6	#11,261
2013	7	#9,978
2015	6	#11,096
2016	6	#11,142
2018	5	#12,731
2021	5	#12,707