Over the past 110 years, 105 girls and 275 792 boys have been named Ernest. The name Ernest ranks 8478th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ernest in 1918. The peak of popularity of the name Ernest came in the 1920s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.