Ernie
3 countries#5208 in United States, 2025US
#5208
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#762
in Scotland, 2025
NI
7
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
17,260
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
455
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ernie was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
17,234 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #5208 · peaked in 1959 with 455 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
19 births recorded 2018–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2024 with 6 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
7 births recorded 2016–2022 · peaked in 2016 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ernie’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2578 | — |
| 2007 | #2564 | ↑14 |
| 2008 | #3103 | ↓539 |
| 2009 | #4160 | ↓1057 |
| 2010 | #3812 | ↑348 |
| 2011 | #2904 | ↑908 |
| 2012 | #3894 | ↓990 |
| 2013 | #4804 | ↓910 |
| 2014 | #4014 | ↑790 |
| 2015 | #4295 | ↓281 |
| 2016 | #3776 | ↑519 |
| 2017 | #4746 | ↓970 |
| 2018 | #4354 | ↑392 |
| 2019 | #5153 | ↓799 |
| 2020 | #4020 | ↑1133 |
| 2021 | #4936 | ↓916 |
| 2022 | #4701 | ↑235 |
| 2023 | #4886 | ↓185 |
| 2024 | #6199 | ↓1313 |
| 2025 | #5208 | ↑991 |