Earnest
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #10,392 · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1900 · 223 births
- Debut · boys
- 88 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 58,389since 1880
Earnest over time
Rank among boys' names. Earnest has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,139 | 25 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,443 | 17 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,343 | 24 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,303 | 24 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,628 | 21 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,734 | 28 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,899 | 27 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,943 | 40 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,440 | 32 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,199 | 24 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,365 | 33 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,038 | 37 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,405 | 31 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,488 | 50 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,376 | 53 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,072 | 37 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,467 | 51 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,504 | 50 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,176 | 59 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,365 | 49 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,102 | 56 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,180 | 50 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,817 | 63 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,677 | 69 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,681 | 68 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,477 | 77 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,237 | 98 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,294 | 88 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,303 | 84 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,206 | 92 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,030 | 116 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,163 | 92 | |
| 1992 | — | #911 | 135 | |
| 1991 | — | #945 | 126 | |
| 1990 | — | #849 | 145 | |
| 1989 | — | #758 | 169 | |
| 1988 | — | #756 | 157 | |
| 1987 | — | #698 | 170 | |
| 1986 | — | #642 | 195 | |
| 1985 | — | #659 | 178 | |
| 1984 | — | #655 | 174 | |
| 1983 | — | #582 | 210 | |
| 1982 | — | #534 | 255 | |
| 1981 | — | #553 | 236 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #539 | 251 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #545 | 245 |
| 1978 | — | #568 | 218 | |
| 1977 | — | #501 | 266 | |
| 1976 | — | #469 | 281 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #473 | 285 |
| 1974 | — | #474 | 281 | |
| 1973 | — | #446 | 306 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #434 | 334 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #426 | 362 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #417 | 383 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #409 | 380 |
| 1968 | — | #393 | 390 | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #386 | 379 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #368 | 423 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #365 | 443 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #391 | 417 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #363 | 468 |
| 1962 | — | #353 | 499 | |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #345 | 524 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #320 | 592 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #326 | 559 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #298 | 634 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #303 | 631 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #272 | 727 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #269 | 696 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | #250 | 771 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #239 | 787 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #233 | 814 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #239 | 803 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #213 | 888 |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 | #213 | 888 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #211 | 899 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #203 | 982 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #202 | 850 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #188 | 807 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #182 | 896 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #177 | 940 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #192 | 835 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #185 | 812 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #184 | 797 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #176 | 808 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #175 | 827 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #174 | 833 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #169 | 815 |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | #163 | 881 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #161 | 921 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #166 | 858 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #169 | 872 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #162 | 916 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #153 | 991 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #155 | 996 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #153 | 1,043 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #148 | 1,062 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #147 | 1,149 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #148 | 1,103 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #145 | 1,144 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | #146 | 1,063 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | #143 | 1,089 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #138 | 1,128 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #140 | 1,092 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #139 | 1,064 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #142 | 1,081 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #143 | 924 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #155 | 780 |
| 1915 | — | #143 | 824 | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #147 | 638 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #144 | 521 |
| 1912 | — | #132 | 486 | |
| 1911 | — | #125 | 283 | |
| 1910 | — | #128 | 255 | |
| 1909 | — | #107 | 255 | |
| 1908 | — | #111 | 230 | |
| 1907 | — | #107 | 225 | |
| 1906 | — | #117 | 183 | |
| 1905 | — | #124 | 172 | |
| 1904 | — | #110 | 189 | |
| 1903 | — | #133 | 140 | |
| 1902 | — | #121 | 159 | |
| 1901 | — | #127 | 131 | |
| 1900 | — | #104 | 223 | |
| 1899 | — | #114 | 146 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #114 | 161 |
| 1897 | — | #116 | 148 | |
| 1896 | — | #124 | 144 | |
| 1895 | — | #117 | 143 | |
| 1894 | — | #119 | 131 | |
| 1893 | — | #121 | 132 | |
| 1892 | — | #116 | 149 | |
| 1891 | — | #121 | 114 | |
| 1890 | — | #120 | 122 | |
| 1889 | — | #144 | 101 | |
| 1888 | — | #118 | 138 | |
| 1887 | — | #129 | 99 | |
| 1886 | — | #131 | 105 | |
| 1885 | — | #113 | 120 | |
| 1884 | — | #132 | 109 | |
| 1883 | — | #148 | 87 | |
| 1882 | — | #134 | 104 | |
| 1881 | — | #132 | 92 | |
| 1880 | — | #154 | 88 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Earnest was already there! It came in at #154, and was given to 88 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 26 boys a year got the name.
Where Earnest is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#41 · 1 in 219
- Alabama#52 · 1 in 256
- Georgia#62 · 1 in 304
- Arkansas#63 · 1 in 280
- South Carolina#70 · 1 in 352
Best ever in a state: #40 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #41 | 73 | 1 in 219 |
| Alabama | #52 | 79 | 1 in 256 |
| Georgia | #62 | 86 | 1 in 304 |
| Arkansas | #63 | 53 | 1 in 280 |
| Florida | #70 | 21 | 1 in 372 |
| South Carolina | #70 | 48 | 1 in 352 |
| Tennessee | #76 | 47 | 1 in 422 |
| North Carolina | #77 | 64 | 1 in 413 |
| Louisiana | #90 | 37 | 1 in 409 |
| Kentucky | #93 | 37 | 1 in 538 |
| Oklahoma | #100 | 38 | 1 in 437 |
| Texas | #101 | 82 | 1 in 483 |
| West Virginia | #101 | 23 | 1 in 523 |
| Virginia | #104 | 35 | 1 in 563 |
| Missouri | #125 | 32 | 1 in 764 |
| Arizona | #131 | 5 | 1 in 539 |
| Kansas | #161 | 14 | 1 in 978 |
| Maryland | #167 | 7 | 1 in 1,515 |
| Colorado | #179 | 6 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Ohio | #194 | 24 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Indiana | #225 | 10 | 1 in 2,111 |
| Iowa | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,850 |
| Pennsylvania | #288 | 17 | 1 in 4,565 |
| Minnesota | #310 | 6 | 1 in 3,152 |
| Illinois | #330 | 11 | 1 in 4,549 |
| Michigan | #365 | 6 | 1 in 4,891 |
| New York | #385 | 11 | 1 in 7,729 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Earnest
- 1,304 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #4,139)
- 405 spots since 2020 (#3,734 → #4,139)
- 774 spots since 2015 (#3,365 → #4,139)
- Biggest jump: 34 spots in 1992 (#945 → #911)
- Biggest drop: 252 spots in 1993 (#911 → #1,163)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #104 (223 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 93 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Highest: 1 in 643 boys born in 1909 were named Earnest (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 68,323 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #104 in 1900, was only 1 in 675 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.6% of all boys named Earnest (10,869) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,043 | #113 (1885) | #134 |
| 1890s | 1,390 | #114 (1898) | #118 |
| 1900s | 1,907 | #104 (1900) | #116 |
| 1910s | 6,856 | #125 (1911) | #140 |
| 1920s | 10,869 | #138 (1921) | #146 |
| 1930s | 8,722 | #153 (1930) | #167 |
| 1940s | 8,706 | #177 (1943) | #194 |
| 1950s | 7,310 | #213 (1950) | #264 |
| 1960s | 4,515 | #320 (1960) | #369 |
| 1970s | 2,961 | #417 (1970) | #475 |
| 1980s | 1,995 | #534 (1982) | #638 |
| 1990s | 1,053 | #849 (1990) | #1,142 |
| 2000s | 559 | #1,677 (2001) | #2,172 |
| 2010s | 364 | #2,376 (2011) | #3,223 |
| 2020s | 139 | #3,734 (2020) | #4,432 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Earnest in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 154,467 of them was named Earnest, which outranked 30.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,344Winnona8
- #3,344Wretha8
- #3,344Zelta8
- #3,713Earnest7
- #3,713Addine7
- #3,713Adene7
- #3,713Adina7
- #4,083Addis6
- #4,083Adelaine6
- #4,083Adena6
Tied with 369 names at #3,713; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,002 of them was named Earnest, which outranked 96.9% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.