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Ernest

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ernest: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #252 to #2074.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#252#2074
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1337
1997#1345
1998#2074
1999#1383
2000#1425
2001#1379
2002#869
2003#945
2004#1160
2005#919
2006#722
2007#664
2008#649
2009#610
2010#574
2011#557
2012#382
2013#440
2014#397
2015#313
2016#320
2017#283
2018#326
2019#290
2020#301
2021#305
2022#270
2023#283
2024#296
2025#252

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 31 of the 58 years from 1964 to 2021.

In 2024: #296 among boys in England and Wales, #727 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #167 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Ernest's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#252185HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#296152HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#283162HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#270171HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#305153HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#301153HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#290167HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#326144HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#283182HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#320150HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#313149HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#397102HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#44091HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#382109HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#55763HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#57459HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#61053HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#64947HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#66443HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#72236HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#116016HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#94520HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#86920HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#137910HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#13459HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#13379HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#5325HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2755HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#3193HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#3163HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2655HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2725HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#3203HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2794HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2197HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2167HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#16711HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#1719HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#1817HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#1817HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Ernest is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ernest, between 1964 and 2025, in 49 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202131#167 in 1968
England and Wales1996–202530#252 in 2025
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 57 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1968) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1988; it appears again in 1993.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #167 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.