Boy nameCurrently #5,489 in the USFalling
Earnest
//ˈɜrnɪst//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19267 lettersStarts with E
Meaning & origin
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Earnest's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Earnest |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 88 |
| 1881 | 92 |
| 1882 | 104 |
| 1883 | 87 |
| 1884 | 109 |
| 1885 | 120 |
| 1886 | 105 |
| 1887 | 99 |
| 1888 | 138 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 122 |
| 1891 | 114 |
| 1892 | 149 |
| 1893 | 132 |
| 1894 | 131 |
| 1895 | 143 |
| 1896 | 144 |
| 1897 | 148 |
| 1898 | 166 |
| 1899 | 146 |
| 1900 | 223 |
| 1901 | 131 |
| 1902 | 159 |
| 1903 | 140 |
| 1904 | 189 |
| 1905 | 172 |
| 1906 | 183 |
| 1907 | 225 |
| 1908 | 230 |
| 1909 | 255 |
| 1910 | 255 |
| 1911 | 283 |
| 1912 | 486 |
| 1913 | 528 |
| 1914 | 645 |
| 1915 | 824 |
| 1916 | 789 |
| 1917 | 931 |
| 1918 | 1,090 |
| 1919 | 1,077 |
| 1920 | 1,102 |
| 1921 | 1,142 |
| 1922 | 1,109 |
| 1923 | 1,082 |
| 1924 | 1,158 |
| 1925 | 1,118 |
| 1926 | 1,159 |
| 1927 | 1,077 |
| 1928 | 1,057 |
| 1929 | 1,010 |
| 1930 | 1,002 |
| 1931 | 928 |
| 1932 | 885 |
| 1933 | 866 |
| 1934 | 934 |
| 1935 | 897 |
| 1936 | 829 |
| 1937 | 843 |
| 1938 | 844 |
| 1939 | 826 |
| 1940 | 809 |
| 1941 | 831 |
| 1942 | 846 |
| 1943 | 958 |
| 1944 | 905 |
| 1945 | 827 |
| 1946 | 861 |
| 1947 | 994 |
| 1948 | 910 |
| 1949 | 905 |
| 1950 | 906 |
| 1951 | 815 |
| 1952 | 828 |
| 1953 | 804 |
| 1954 | 787 |
| 1955 | 707 |
| 1956 | 739 |
| 1957 | 644 |
| 1958 | 645 |
| 1959 | 573 |
| 1960 | 608 |
| 1961 | 537 |
| 1962 | 499 |
| 1963 | 473 |
| 1964 | 423 |
| 1965 | 455 |
| 1966 | 433 |
| 1967 | 389 |
| 1968 | 390 |
| 1969 | 385 |
| 1970 | 392 |
| 1971 | 371 |
| 1972 | 338 |
| 1973 | 306 |
| 1974 | 281 |
| 1975 | 291 |
| 1976 | 281 |
| 1977 | 266 |
| 1978 | 219 |
| 1979 | 250 |
| 1980 | 256 |
| 1981 | 236 |
| 1982 | 255 |
| 1983 | 210 |
| 1984 | 174 |
| 1985 | 178 |
| 1986 | 195 |
| 1987 | 170 |
| 1988 | 157 |
| 1989 | 169 |
| 1990 | 145 |
| 1991 | 126 |
| 1992 | 135 |
| 1993 | 92 |
| 1994 | 116 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 84 |
| 1997 | 88 |
| 1998 | 98 |
| 1999 | 77 |
| 2000 | 68 |
| 2001 | 69 |
| 2002 | 63 |
| 2003 | 50 |
| 2004 | 56 |
| 2005 | 49 |
| 2006 | 59 |
| 2007 | 50 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 44 |
| 2010 | 37 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2012 | 50 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 37 |
| 2015 | 33 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 17 |
Earnest through the decades
- Earnest peaked in 1926, when 1,159 babies were named Earnest in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Earnest has fallen 41% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Earnest currently ranks #5,489 in the US and is cooling off.