Ernie · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 144 recorded years as a table

Ernie, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1882	106
1883	115
1884	44
1885	56
1886	45
1887	99
1888	58
1889	63
1890	81
1891	59
1892	49
1893	98
1894	95
1895	60
1896	117
1897	62
1898	82
1900	80
1901	113
1902	65
1903	59
1904	101
1905	144
1906	83
1907	82
1908	97
1909	116
1910	98
1911	89
1912	47
1913	96
1914	55
1915	81
1916	62
1917	80
1918	60
1919	74
1920	72
1921	85
1922	59
1923	88
1924	77
1925	77
1926	99
1927	87
1928	89
1929	108
1930	95
1931	82
1932	116
1933	124
1934	126
1935	155
1936	136
1937	146
1938	158
1939	155
1940	148
1941	131
1942	139
1943	158
1944	203
1945	283
1946	220
1947	218
1948	198
1949	184
1950	170
1951	160
1952	140
1953	142
1954	133
1955	151
1956	154
1957	195
1958	208
1959	211
1960	204
1961	202
1962	187
1963	186
1964	157
1965	142
1966	153
1967	132
1968	106
1969	124
1970	114
1971	121
1972	91
1973	100
1974	88
1975	83
1976	96
1977	85
1978	80
1979	71
1980	70
1981	73
1982	68
1983	52
1984	57
1985	52
1986	54
1987	48
1988	50
1989	38
1990	49
1991	40
1992	45
1993	44
1994	30
1995	32
1996	37
1997	33
1998	30
1999	28
2000	33
2001	22
2002	25
2003	32
2004	26
2005	26
2006	22
2007	23
2008	18
2009	12
2010	14
2011	21
2012	14
2013	10
2014	13
2015	12
2016	15
2017	11
2018	13
2019	10
2020	14
2021	11
2022	12
2023	12
2024	8
2025	11

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ernie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 18
Rank in 2025: #5,208
How rare: 1 in 94,893 boys
Since 1880: 16,520

Most popular in 1945, at 283 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 12% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.