# Ernie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ernie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɝni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 17,234 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 16,520 / 714 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,591, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ernest + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 8 | 3,478 |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,788 |
| 1946 | 7 | 4,118 |
| 1947 | 9 | 3,806 |
| 1948 | 11 | 3,202 |
| 1949 | 12 | 3,056 |
| 1950 | 9 | 3,765 |
| 1951 | 12 | 3,158 |
| 1952 | 10 | 3,624 |
| 1955 | 14 | 3,133 |
| 1956 | 10 | 3,987 |
| 1957 | 9 | 4,321 |
| 1959 | 5 | 6,539 |
| 1960 | 8 | 4,892 |
| 1967 | 6 | 6,252 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40 | 2,918 |
| 2012 | 26 | 3,935 |
| 2013 | 19 | 4,857 |
| 2014 | 25 | 4,048 |
| 2015 | 23 | 4,332 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,805 |
| 2017 | 20 | 4,796 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,401 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5,220 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4,051 |
| 2021 | 19 | 4,980 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4,754 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4,936 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,280 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5,270 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40 | 767 |
| 2012 | 38 | 821 |
| 2013 | 46 | 709 |
| 2014 | 66 | 550 |
| 2015 | 81 | 485 |
| 2016 | 83 | 486 |
| 2017 | 84 | 483 |
| 2018 | 111 | 391 |
| 2019 | 120 | 366 |
| 2020 | 119 | 366 |
| 2021 | 136 | 333 |
| 2022 | 117 | 364 |
| 2023 | 137 | 321 |
| 2024 | 141 | 316 |
| 2025 | 138 | 321 |

## People named Ernie

- Ernie Hudson, American actor and former U.S. Marine
- Ernie Brandts, Dutch association football player and manager
- Ernie Fletcher, American politician
- Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach
- Ernie Kovacs, American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962)
- Ernie Reyes, American actor and stunt performer
- Ernie Davis, American football player (1939–1963)
- Ernie Parker, Australian tennis player and cricketer (1883-1918)
- Ernie Morrison, American actor (1912–1989)
- Ernie Campbell, Australian soccer player
- Ernie Barbarash, film director and producer
- Ernie Adams, actor (1885-1947)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.