Ernest name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 94%

Ernest name meaning:

Origin: German

Earnest.

Related names

Ernest , Earnest, Erna, Ernestine, Ernestino, Ernesto , Ernie , Erno, Ernst

Other boys names beginning with E

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 290 out of 4702

167 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

320
5yrs

23
1yr

36

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

East Midlands (200)
South West England (211)
England (215)
South East England (232)
Yorkshire (292)
London (315)
North West England (316)
North East England (416)
Wales (462)
West Midlands (468)
Scotland (595)

Historical popularity of Ernest

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name Ernest from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Ernest in 2021