Ernie Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
1998	#2419
1999	#1850
2000	#1552
2001	#1949
2002	#1799
2004	#2578
2005	#2418
2006	#1469
2007	#1125
2008	#1511
2009	#944
2010	#1911
2011	#767
2012	#821
2013	#709
2014	#550
2015	#485
2016	#486
2017	#483
2018	#391
2019	#366
2020	#366
2021	#333
2022	#364
2023	#321
2024	#316

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #316 in England and Wales in 2024.

Ernie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#316	141	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#321	137	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#364	117	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#333	136	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#366	119	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#366	120	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#391	111	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#483	84	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#486	83	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#485	81	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#550	66	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#709	46	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#821	38	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#767	40	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#1911	11	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#944	28	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#1511	14	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#1125	21	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#1469	13	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1552	8	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#358	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#478	6	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.