
Ernest name popularity, meaning and origin
Name Popularity: 93%Ernest name meaning:
Origin: German
Earnest.
Categories
Dickens names, Victorian namesRelated names
Ernest , Earnest, Erna, Ernestine, Ernestino, Ernesto , Ernie , Erno, ErnstOther boys names beginning with E
Statistics
Overall UK ranking: 301 out of 4608
153 recorded births last year
Change in rank
- 10yrs
273 - 5yrs
12 - 1yr
-11
- 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)
Regional popularity
Ranking for this name in various UK regions
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 2022