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Ernie

Boy

Classic name

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Ernie peaked in 1959, when 1 baby in 9,239 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 144 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 5207.
16,520births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 370rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Ernie are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Ernie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ernie is most common in New Mexico (5.3 times), Kentucky (3.4) and Arizona (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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