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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ernst

Ernst was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 417th; the most babies were born in 1917 (59). More babies were named Ernst in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191759 babies
Total since 1880
2,383babies recorded

Ernst popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,0069
1990#4,24513
1980#3,69311
1970#1,90422
1960#2,35413
1950#1,66920
1940#1,34225
1930#1,13938
1920#1,07943
1910#1,3467
1900#9289
1890#6889
1880#6519

How popular is Ernst, counting every spelling?

Ernst has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ernst?

About 900 people born in the US named Ernst are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 39 and 69. That makes Ernst mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ernst by state

How common Ernst was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (9.0×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesWI0.52Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMO0.14Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ernst, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ernst: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ernst, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ernst

How popular is the name Ernst?

Ernst was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 417th; the most babies were born in 1917 (59). More babies were named Ernst in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Ernst a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ernst in the US.

Where was Ernst most popular?

In 1915–1919, Ernst was most common in Wisconsin (0.52 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Ohio.