Earnest
1 country#4139 in United States, 2025US
#4139
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
59,115
Peak year (United States)
1926
Peak-year count
1,159
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Earnest’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
59,115 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4139 · peaked in 1926 with 1,159 births
Most common in: Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Earnest’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2176 | — |
| 2007 | #2504 | ↓328 |
| 2008 | #2467 | ↑37 |
| 2009 | #2753 | ↓286 |
| 2010 | #3072 | ↓319 |
| 2011 | #2376 | ↑696 |
| 2012 | #2488 | ↓112 |
| 2013 | #3405 | ↓917 |
| 2014 | #3038 | ↑367 |
| 2015 | #3365 | ↓327 |
| 2016 | #4199 | ↓834 |
| 2017 | #3440 | ↑759 |
| 2018 | #2943 | ↑497 |
| 2019 | #3899 | ↓956 |
| 2020 | #3734 | ↑165 |
| 2021 | #4628 | ↓894 |
| 2022 | #4303 | ↑325 |
| 2023 | #4343 | ↓40 |
| 2024 | #5443 | ↓1100 |
| 2025 | #4139 | ↑1304 |
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