Ernst is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Ernst across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ernst has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 2,383 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ernst per year, United States (1880 to 2021). United States peaked in 1917 (59/yr).
Ernst is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1917, when it ranked #1,697 nationally (given to 59 babies that year).
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