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United States name statistics

Earnest in United States

Estimated bearers

19,376

Country rank

#1618

Per 100k

6

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 98.8%Female 1.2%

Earnest popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Earnest, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 88
  2. 1881: 92
  3. 1882: 104
  4. 1883: 87
  5. 1884: 109
  6. 1885: 120
  7. 1886: 105
  8. 1887: 99
  9. 1888: 138
  10. 1889: 101
  11. 1890: 122
  12. 1891: 114
  13. 1892: 149
  14. 1893: 132
  15. 1894: 131
  16. 1895: 143
  17. 1896: 144
  18. 1897: 148
  19. 1898: 166
  20. 1899: 146
  21. 1900: 223
  22. 1901: 131
  23. 1902: 159
  24. 1903: 140
  25. 1904: 189
  26. 1905: 172
  27. 1906: 183
  28. 1907: 225
  29. 1908: 230
  30. 1909: 255
  31. 1910: 255
  32. 1911: 283
  33. 1912: 486
  34. 1913: 528
  35. 1914: 645
  36. 1915: 824
  37. 1916: 789
  38. 1917: 931
  39. 1918: 1,090
  40. 1919: 1,077
  41. 1920: 1,102
  42. 1921: 1,142
  43. 1922: 1,109
  44. 1923: 1,082
  45. 1924: 1,158
  46. 1925: 1,118
  47. 1926: 1,159
  48. 1927: 1,077
  49. 1928: 1,057
  50. 1929: 1,010
  51. 1930: 1,002
  52. 1931: 928
  53. 1932: 885
  54. 1933: 866
  55. 1934: 934
  56. 1935: 897
  57. 1936: 829
  58. 1937: 843
  59. 1938: 844
  60. 1939: 826
  61. 1940: 809
  62. 1941: 831
  63. 1942: 846
  64. 1943: 958
  65. 1944: 905
  66. 1945: 827
  67. 1946: 861
  68. 1947: 994
  69. 1948: 909
  70. 1949: 906
  71. 1950: 906
  72. 1951: 815
  73. 1952: 827
  74. 1953: 804
  75. 1954: 788
  76. 1955: 706
  77. 1956: 739
  78. 1957: 643
  79. 1958: 646
  80. 1959: 573
  81. 1960: 609
  82. 1961: 535
  83. 1962: 499
  84. 1963: 473
  85. 1964: 424
  86. 1965: 455
  87. 1966: 433
  88. 1967: 389
  89. 1968: 390
  90. 1969: 385
  91. 1970: 392
  92. 1971: 370
  93. 1972: 339
  94. 1973: 306
  95. 1974: 281
  96. 1975: 291
  97. 1976: 281
  98. 1977: 266
  99. 1978: 218
  100. 1979: 250
  101. 1980: 256
  102. 1981: 236
  103. 1982: 255
  104. 1983: 210
  105. 1984: 174
  106. 1985: 178
  107. 1986: 195
  108. 1987: 170
  109. 1988: 157
  110. 1989: 169
  111. 1990: 145
  112. 1991: 126
  113. 1992: 135
  114. 1993: 92
  115. 1994: 116
  116. 1995: 92
  117. 1996: 84
  118. 1997: 88
  119. 1998: 98
  120. 1999: 77
  121. 2000: 68
  122. 2001: 69
  123. 2002: 63
  124. 2003: 50
  125. 2004: 56
  126. 2005: 49
  127. 2006: 59
  128. 2007: 50
  129. 2008: 51
  130. 2009: 44
  131. 2010: 37
  132. 2011: 53
  133. 2012: 50
  134. 2013: 31
  135. 2014: 37
  136. 2015: 33
  137. 2016: 24
  138. 2017: 32
  139. 2018: 40
  140. 2019: 27
  141. 2020: 28
  142. 2021: 21
  143. 2022: 24
  144. 2023: 24
  145. 2024: 17
  146. 2025: 25

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Earnest in United States?

An estimated 19,376 people in United States are named Earnest. That works out to 1 in 17,129 residents.

Is Earnest a common name in United States?

Earnest ranks #1618 among first names in United States.