Over the past 110 years, 22 girls and 11 822 boys have been named Ernie. The name Ernie ranks 13015th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ernie in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Ernie came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.