Ernie is an established boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Ernie is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,270 for boy births in the United States (and #11,109 across all names), given to 18 babies. Ernie first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (450 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,270 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,280 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,936 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,754 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,980 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,051 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,220 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,401 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,796 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,805 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,332 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,048 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,857 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,935 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,918 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,844 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,197 |
| 2008 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,127 |
| 2007 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,575 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,596 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,307 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,256 |
| 2003 | 64 | 64 | — | #1,854 |
| 2002 | 49 | 59 | — | #2,165 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,356 |
| 2000 | 65 | 70 | — | #1,729 |
| 1999 | 54 | 54 | — | #1,834 |
| 1998 | 58 | 58 | — | #1,747 |
| 1997 | 62 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1996 | 71 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1995 | 60 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1994 | 57 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1993 | 86 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1992 | 90 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1991 | 81 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1990 | 100 | — | — | #1,062 |
| 1989 | 77 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1988 | 95 | — | — | #996 |
| 1987 | 90 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1986 | 100 | — | — | #915 |
| 1985 | 96 | — | — | #928 |
| 1984 | 103 | — | — | #866 |
| 1983 | 93 | — | — | #918 |
| 1982 | 124 | — | — | #796 |
| 1981 | 131 | — | — | #762 |
| 1980 | 124 | — | — | #787 |
| 1979 | 122 | — | — | #783 |
| 1978 | 131 | — | — | #739 |
| 1977 | 140 | — | — | #721 |
| 1976 | 150 | — | — | #672 |
| 1975 | 130 | — | — | #725 |
| 1974 | 139 | — | — | #697 |
| 1973 | 156 | — | — | #636 |
| 1972 | 147 | — | — | #663 |
| 1971 | 214 | — | — | #551 |
| 1970 | 212 | — | — | #556 |
| 1969 | 222 | — | — | #527 |
| 1968 | 185 | — | — | #558 |
| 1967 | 236 | — | #6,252 | #494 |
| 1966 | 273 | — | — | #462 |
| 1965 | 265 | — | — | #478 |
| 1964 | 312 | — | — | #452 |
| 1963 | 378 | — | — | #413 |
| 1962 | 387 | — | — | #407 |
| 1961 | 429 | — | — | #381 |
| 1960 | 443 | — | #4,892 | #378 |
| 1959 | 455 | — | #6,539 | #370 |
| 1958 | 442 | — | — | #368 |
| 1957 | 429 | — | #4,321 | #377 |
| 1956 | 335 | — | #3,987 | #418 |
| 1955 | 325 | — | #3,133 | #416 |
| 1954 | 272 | — | — | #440 |
| 1953 | 281 | — | — | #418 |
| 1952 | 282 | — | #3,624 | #419 |
| 1951 | 314 | — | #3,158 | #388 |
| 1950 | 314 | — | #3,765 | #383 |
| 1949 | 338 | — | #3,056 | #373 |
| 1948 | 359 | — | #3,202 | #362 |
| 1947 | 408 | — | #3,806 | #341 |
| 1946 | 364 | — | #4,118 | #342 |
| 1945 | 392 | — | #2,788 | #305 |
| 1944 | 285 | — | #3,478 | #359 |
| 1943 | 238 | — | #2,593 | #410 |
| 1942 | 198 | — | #4,266 | #447 |
| 1941 | 170 | — | #3,085 | #468 |
| 1940 | 181 | — | #3,036 | #442 |
| 1939 | 185 | — | #2,331 | #433 |
| 1938 | 188 | — | #2,371 | #434 |
| 1937 | 163 | — | #3,556 | #448 |
| 1936 | 156 | — | #2,075 | #474 |
| 1935 | 177 | — | #2,026 | #449 |
| 1934 | 149 | — | #1,786 | #509 |
| 1933 | 143 | — | #1,742 | #508 |
| 1932 | 133 | — | #2,542 | #532 |
| 1931 | 108 | — | #1,607 | #644 |
| 1930 | 117 | — | #2,462 | #594 |
| 1929 | 138 | — | #1,726 | #547 |
| 1928 | 114 | — | #2,315 | #613 |
| 1927 | 111 | — | #2,599 | #640 |
| 1926 | 125 | — | #2,384 | #601 |
| 1925 | 99 | — | #2,666 | #699 |
| 1924 | 99 | — | #2,859 | #707 |
| 1923 | 118 | — | #1,858 | #655 |
| 1922 | 80 | — | #2,317 | #857 |
| 1921 | 104 | — | #3,238 | #669 |
| 1920 | 90 | — | #2,635 | #749 |
| 1919 | 98 | — | #1,617 | #755 |
| 1918 | 83 | — | #1,771 | #846 |
| 1917 | 90 | — | #2,133 | #707 |
| 1916 | 77 | — | #1,643 | #845 |
| 1915 | 86 | — | #1,905 | #708 |
| 1914 | 47 | — | #2,164 | #914 |
| 1913 | 61 | — | #1,804 | #639 |
| 1912 | 33 | — | #1,559 | #1,040 |
| 1911 | 32 | — | #1,397 | #716 |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #1,361 | #685 |
| 1909 | 27 | — | #1,649 | #624 |
| 1908 | 24 | — | #1,466 | #693 |
| 1907 | 20 | — | #1,546 | #784 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | #1,608 | #776 |
| 1905 | 24 | — | #2,035 | #535 |
| 1904 | 19 | — | #1,727 | #657 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | #1,882 | #941 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #880 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #614 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #756 |
| 1898 | 16 | — | #1,573 | #710 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | #1,629 | #878 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #564 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #1,226 | #916 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | — | #644 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #625 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #883 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #687 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #1,343 | #826 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #850 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #602 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #868 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #537 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #552 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #852 |