Ernie Popularity by Year
Follow Ernie across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ernie birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 18 | #5,208 | Up 991 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 14 | #6,199 | Down 1,313 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 20 | #4,886 | Down 185 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 21 | #4,701 | Up 235 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 19 | #4,936 | Down 916 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 25 | #4,020 | Up 1,133 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 18 | #5,153 | Down 799 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 23 | #4,354 | Up 392 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 20 | #4,746 | Down 970 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 28 | #3,776 | Up 519 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 23 | #4,295 | Down 281 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 25 | #4,014 | Up 790 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 19 | #4,804 | Down 910 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 26 | #3,894 | Down 990 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 40 | #2,904 | Up 908 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 27 | #3,812 | Up 348 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 24 | #4,160 | Down 1,057 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 37 | #3,103 | Down 539 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 48 | #2,564 | Up 14 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 46 | #2,578 | Down 281 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 51 | #2,297 | Down 59 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 51 | #2,238 | Down 393 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 64 | #1,845 | Up 310 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 49 | #2,155 | Up 191 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 42 | #2,346 | Down 621 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 65 | #1,725 | Up 99 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 54 | #1,824 | Down 83 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 58 | #1,741 | Down 113 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 62 | #1,628 | Down 183 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 71 | #1,445 | Up 114 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 60 | #1,559 | Up 49 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 57 | #1,608 | Down 392 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 86 | #1,216 | Down 54 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 90 | #1,162 | Up 74 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 81 | #1,236 | Down 178 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 100 | #1,058 | Up 161 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 77 | #1,219 | Down 225 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 95 | #994 | Up 8 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 90 | #1,002 | Down 88 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 100 | #914 | Up 13 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 96 | #927 | Down 61 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 103 | #866 | Up 50 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 93 | #916 | Down 122 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 124 | #794 | Down 34 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 131 | #760 | Up 26 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 124 | #786 | Down 4 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 122 | #782 | Down 45 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 131 | #737 | Down 17 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 140 | #720 | Down 49 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 150 | #671 | Up 54 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 130 | #725 | Down 28 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 139 | #697 | Down 62 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 156 | #635 | Up 27 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 147 | #662 | Down 112 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 214 | #550 | Up 6 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 212 | #556 | Down 30 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 222 | #526 | Up 29 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 185 | #555 | Down 61 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 230 | #494 | Down 33 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 6 | #6,042 | Down 1,269 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 273 | #461 | Up 17 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 265 | #478 | Down 26 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 312 | #452 | Down 39 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 378 | #413 | Down 6 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 387 | #407 | Down 26 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 429 | #381 | Down 3 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 435 | #378 | Down 8 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 8 | #4,773 | Up 1,472 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 450 | #370 | Down 2 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 5 | #6,245 | Down 2,043 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 442 | #368 | Up 9 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 420 | #377 | Up 40 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 9 | #4,202 | Down 292 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 325 | #417 | Down 1 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 10 | #3,910 | Down 815 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 311 | #416 | Up 24 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 14 | #3,095 | Up 457 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 272 | #440 | Down 22 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 281 | #418 | Up 1 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 272 | #419 | Down 31 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 10 | #3,552 | Down 446 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 302 | #388 | Down 5 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 12 | #3,106 | Up 556 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 305 | #383 | Down 10 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 9 | #3,662 | Down 663 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 326 | #373 | Down 11 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 12 | #2,999 | Up 138 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 348 | #362 | Down 21 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 11 | #3,137 | Up 569 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 399 | #341 | Up 1 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 9 | #3,706 | Up 288 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 357 | #342 | Down 38 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 7 | #3,994 | Down 1,252 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 381 | #304 | Up 55 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 11 | #2,742 | Up 636 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 277 | #359 | Up 51 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 8 | #3,378 | Down 820 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 225 | #410 | Up 36 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 13 | #2,558 | Up 1,566 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 192 | #446 | Up 20 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 6 | #4,124 | Down 1,094 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 161 | #466 | Down 24 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 9 | #3,030 | Down 67 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 172 | #442 | Down 9 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 9 | #2,963 | Down 663 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 172 | #433 | No rank change |
| 1939 | Girls | 13 | #2,300 | Up 40 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 175 | #433 | Up 15 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 13 | #2,340 | Up 1,094 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 156 | #448 | Up 26 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 7 | #3,434 | Down 1,402 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 141 | #474 | Down 25 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 15 | #2,032 | Down 26 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 161 | #449 | Up 59 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 16 | #2,006 | Down 235 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 130 | #508 | Down 2 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 19 | #1,771 | Down 48 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 123 | #506 | Up 26 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 20 | #1,723 | Up 767 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 121 | #532 | Up 111 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 12 | #2,490 | Down 896 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 85 | #643 | Down 52 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 23 | #1,594 | Up 831 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 104 | #591 | Down 44 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 13 | #2,425 | Down 721 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 116 | #547 | Up 66 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 22 | #1,704 | Up 580 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 99 | #613 | Up 25 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 15 | #2,284 | Up 268 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 98 | #638 | Down 37 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 13 | #2,552 | Down 201 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 110 | #601 | Up 96 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 15 | #2,351 | Up 266 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 86 | #697 | Up 7 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 13 | #2,617 | Up 192 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 87 | #704 | Down 50 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 12 | #2,809 | Down 969 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 96 | #654 | Up 201 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 22 | #1,840 | Up 451 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 64 | #855 | Down 187 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 16 | #2,291 | Up 873 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 94 | #668 | Up 76 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 10 | #3,164 | Down 574 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 77 | #744 | Up 9 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 13 | #2,590 | Down 986 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 73 | #753 | Up 88 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 25 | #1,604 | Up 150 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 61 | #841 | Down 135 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 22 | #1,754 | Up 346 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 74 | #706 | Up 134 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 16 | #2,100 | Down 470 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 55 | #840 | Down 135 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 22 | #1,630 | Up 253 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 69 | #705 | Up 202 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 17 | #1,883 | Up 242 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 36 | #907 | Down 270 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 11 | #2,125 | Down 359 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 49 | #637 | Up 386 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 12 | #1,766 | Down 226 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 20 | #1,023 | Down 316 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 13 | #1,540 | Down 168 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 20 | #707 | Down 30 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 12 | #1,372 | Down 37 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 19 | #677 | Down 62 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 12 | #1,335 | Up 272 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 19 | #615 | Up 70 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 8 | #1,607 | Down 168 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 15 | #685 | Up 93 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 9 | #1,439 | Up 73 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 12 | #778 | Down 26 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 8 | #1,512 | Up 41 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 11 | #752 | Down 227 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 7 | #1,553 | Up 378 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 19 | #525 | Up 122 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 5 | #1,931 | Down 272 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 13 | #647 | Up 263 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 6 | #1,659 | Up 133 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Down 48 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 5 | #1,792 | Down 290 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 8 | #862 | Down 266 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 12 | #596 | Up 147 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 12 | #743 | Down 42 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 10 | #701 | Up 151 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 6 | #1,502 | Up 53 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 7 | #852 | Down 301 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 5 | #1,555 | Down 353 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 14 | #551 | Up 321 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 7 | #872 | Down 241 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 8 | #1,202 | Up 77 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 11 | #631 | Down 16 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 11 | #615 | Up 341 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 6 | #956 | Down 115 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 6 | #841 | Down 174 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 9 | #667 | Up 122 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 7 | #789 | Up 26 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 5 | #1,279 | — |
| 1888 | Boys | 7 | #815 | Down 232 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 10 | #583 | Up 376 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 5 | #959 | Down 123 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 6 | #836 | Up 135 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 5 | #971 | Down 444 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 12 | #527 | Up 13 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 12 | #540 | Up 269 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 6 | #809 | — |