Earnest is an established boys' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Earnest is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,164 for boy births in the United States (and #8,898 across all names), given to 25 babies. Earnest first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1926 (1,149 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,164 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,500 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,377 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,340 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,675 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,748 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,921 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,963 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,466 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,230 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,386 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,052 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,436 |
| 2012 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,503 |
| 2011 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,387 |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,091 |
| 2009 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,769 |
| 2008 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,481 |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,512 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,191 |
| 2005 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,380 |
| 2004 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,108 |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,187 |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,823 |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,684 |
| 2000 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,687 |
| 1999 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,480 |
| 1998 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,239 |
| 1997 | 88 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1996 | 84 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1995 | 92 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1994 | 116 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1993 | 92 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1992 | 135 | — | — | #912 |
| 1991 | 126 | — | — | #947 |
| 1990 | 145 | — | — | #849 |
| 1989 | 169 | — | — | #760 |
| 1988 | 157 | — | — | #756 |
| 1987 | 170 | — | — | #699 |
| 1986 | 195 | — | — | #642 |
| 1985 | 178 | — | — | #659 |
| 1984 | 174 | — | — | #655 |
| 1983 | 210 | — | — | #582 |
| 1982 | 255 | — | — | #535 |
| 1981 | 236 | — | — | #554 |
| 1980 | 256 | — | #10,824 | #541 |
| 1979 | 250 | — | #10,631 | #545 |
| 1978 | 218 | — | — | #568 |
| 1977 | 266 | — | — | #501 |
| 1976 | 281 | — | — | #469 |
| 1975 | 291 | — | #8,278 | #473 |
| 1974 | 281 | — | — | #474 |
| 1973 | 306 | — | — | #446 |
| 1972 | 339 | — | #8,623 | #434 |
| 1971 | 370 | — | #6,165 | #426 |
| 1970 | 392 | — | #5,506 | #417 |
| 1969 | 385 | — | #7,783 | #409 |
| 1968 | 390 | — | — | #393 |
| 1967 | 389 | — | #4,386 | #386 |
| 1966 | 433 | — | #4,272 | #368 |
| 1965 | 455 | — | #3,798 | #366 |
| 1964 | 424 | — | #5,626 | #391 |
| 1963 | 473 | — | #6,877 | #364 |
| 1962 | 499 | — | — | #353 |
| 1961 | 535 | — | #4,082 | #345 |
| 1960 | 609 | — | #3,019 | #320 |
| 1959 | 573 | — | #3,306 | #326 |
| 1958 | 646 | — | #3,599 | #298 |
| 1957 | 643 | — | #3,532 | #303 |
| 1956 | 739 | — | #3,545 | #272 |
| 1955 | 706 | — | #3,859 | #269 |
| 1954 | 788 | — | #2,722 | #250 |
| 1953 | 804 | — | #2,621 | #239 |
| 1952 | 827 | — | #3,081 | #233 |
| 1951 | 815 | — | #3,151 | #239 |
| 1950 | 906 | — | #2,369 | #213 |
| 1949 | 906 | — | #2,358 | #213 |
| 1948 | 909 | — | #3,423 | #211 |
| 1947 | 994 | — | #3,104 | #203 |
| 1946 | 861 | — | #3,084 | #202 |
| 1945 | 827 | — | #1,895 | #188 |
| 1944 | 905 | — | #3,200 | #182 |
| 1943 | 958 | — | #2,096 | #177 |
| 1942 | 846 | — | #2,867 | #192 |
| 1941 | 831 | — | #1,899 | #185 |
| 1940 | 809 | — | #2,457 | #184 |
| 1939 | 826 | — | #1,900 | #177 |
| 1938 | 844 | — | #1,967 | #176 |
| 1937 | 843 | — | #2,786 | #174 |
| 1936 | 829 | — | #2,181 | #170 |
| 1935 | 897 | — | #2,024 | #163 |
| 1934 | 934 | — | #2,328 | #161 |
| 1933 | 866 | — | #3,187 | #166 |
| 1932 | 885 | — | #2,401 | #169 |
| 1931 | 928 | — | #2,463 | #162 |
| 1930 | 1,002 | — | #2,732 | #153 |
| 1929 | 1,010 | — | #2,345 | #155 |
| 1928 | 1,057 | — | #2,414 | #153 |
| 1927 | 1,077 | — | #2,363 | #148 |
| 1926 | 1,159 | — | #3,100 | #147 |
| 1925 | 1,118 | — | #2,407 | #148 |
| 1924 | 1,158 | — | #2,562 | #145 |
| 1923 | 1,082 | — | #2,040 | #146 |
| 1922 | 1,109 | — | #1,973 | #143 |
| 1921 | 1,142 | — | #2,535 | #138 |
| 1920 | 1,102 | — | #3,165 | #140 |
| 1919 | 1,077 | — | #2,552 | #139 |
| 1918 | 1,090 | — | #3,311 | #142 |
| 1917 | 931 | — | #3,814 | #143 |
| 1916 | 789 | — | #3,093 | #155 |
| 1915 | 824 | — | — | #143 |
| 1914 | 645 | — | #2,970 | #147 |
| 1913 | 528 | — | #2,614 | #144 |
| 1912 | 486 | — | — | #132 |
| 1911 | 283 | — | — | #125 |
| 1910 | 255 | — | — | #128 |
| 1909 | 255 | — | — | #108 |
| 1908 | 230 | — | — | #111 |
| 1907 | 225 | — | — | #107 |
| 1906 | 183 | — | — | #117 |
| 1905 | 172 | — | — | #124 |
| 1904 | 189 | — | — | #110 |
| 1903 | 140 | — | — | #134 |
| 1902 | 159 | — | — | #121 |
| 1901 | 131 | — | — | #127 |
| 1900 | 223 | — | — | #106 |
| 1899 | 146 | — | — | #114 |
| 1898 | 166 | — | #1,773 | #114 |
| 1897 | 148 | — | — | #116 |
| 1896 | 144 | — | — | #124 |
| 1895 | 143 | — | — | #118 |
| 1894 | 131 | — | — | #119 |
| 1893 | 132 | — | — | #121 |
| 1892 | 149 | — | — | #116 |
| 1891 | 114 | — | — | #121 |
| 1890 | 122 | — | — | #120 |
| 1889 | 101 | — | — | #145 |
| 1888 | 138 | — | — | #118 |
| 1887 | 99 | — | — | #129 |
| 1886 | 105 | — | — | #131 |
| 1885 | 120 | — | — | #113 |
| 1884 | 109 | — | — | #132 |
| 1883 | 87 | — | — | #149 |
| 1882 | 104 | — | — | #134 |
| 1881 | 92 | — | — | #132 |
| 1880 | 88 | — | — | #154 |