Ernie

Where Ernie comes from

From Ernest + -ie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ernie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Ernie through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys, with 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1896
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1945
    Ernie Hudson born
    American actor and former U.S. Marine
  4. 1945
    Peak, #304
    381 babies named Ernie, its best rank.
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #555.
  6. 1969
    Ernie Els born
    South African professional golfer
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
Namesakes
  • Ernie Hudson · American actor and former U.S. Marine, born 1945
  • Ernie Els · South African professional golfer, born 1969
  • Ernie Brandts · Dutch association football player and manager, born 1956
  • Ernie Fletcher · American politician, born 1952
  • Ernie Kovacs · American comedian, actor, and writer, 1919–1962

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.