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Earnest

OriginEnglish from German
Meaning"serious, resolute"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Earnest as a girl's name
US Rank#910

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NB Rank#2324

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About Earnest

Variation of Ernest

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,0523719.3
2015#3,3853317.2
2016#4,2292412.6
2017#3,4653217.3
2018#2,9624022
2019#3,9212715
2020#3,7462816.2
2021#4,6742112
2022#4,3372413.7
2023#4,3742414
2024—00
2025#4,1642514.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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