Ernest

Ernest

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic word ernst, meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Ernest first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 34 babies (rank #321 that year). It was not in the 2017 data.

Numerology of Ernest

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

698

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	26	#303
1956	30	#289
1957	23	#342
1958	30	#303
1959	22	#357
1960	33	#296
1961	31	#314
1962	26	#358
1963	31	#334
1964	30	#342
1965	34	#321
1966	27	#364
1967	23	#390
1968	28	#358
1969	27	#380
1970	29	#372
1971	21	#442
1972	29	#363
1973	9	#624
1974	13	#530
1975	21	#411
1976	13	#528
1977	10	#597
1978	14	#527
1979	5	#795
1980	12	#586
1981	7	#740
1982	8	#701
1983	5	#818
1984	5	#840
1985	5	#842
1986	4	#937
1987	4	#930
1988	4	#945
1989	3	#1,055
1990	3	#1,063
1991	5	#920
1992	4	#992
1993	7	#824
1994	4	#1,012
1995	4	#1,020
1996	2	#1,235
1997	2	#1,250
1998	4	#1,047
1999	5	#975
2000	2	#1,292
2001	2	#1,313
2002	2	#1,299
2003	4	#1,071
2004	2	#1,284
2005	2	#1,274
2006	2	#1,278

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#303

1956

#289

1957

#342

1958

#303

1959

#357

1960

#296

1961

#314

1962

#358

1963

#334

1964

#342

1965

#321

1966

#364

1967

#390

1968

#358

1969

#380

1970

#372

1971

#442

1972

#363

1973

#624

1974

#530

1975

#411

1976

#528

1977

#597

1978

#527

1979

#795

1980

#586

1981

#740

1982

#701

1983

#818

1984

#840

1985

#842

1986

#937

1987

#930

1988

#945

1989

#1,055

1990

#1,063

1991

#920

1992

#992

1993

#824

1994

#1,012

1995

#1,020

1996

#1,235

1997

#1,250

1998

#1,047

1999

#975

2000

#1,292

2001

#1,313

2002

#1,299

2003

#1,071

2004

#1,284

2005

#1,274

2006

#1,278

Meaning

Numerology of Ernest

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ernest

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Year-by-Year Detail