Ernie is a distinctive choice, ranked #316 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ernie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#316
About the Name Ernie
Ernie is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #316. The name has climbed 50 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ernie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ernie
Unlikely. With around 141 UK babies named Ernie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ernie in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ernie is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 50 places over the last five years to #316 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ernie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ernie include: Ernie LaPointe — Ernie LaPointe is an Indigenous American Sun Dancer, author, and orator, known for being the great-grandson of Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake), chief of the...; Ernie C — Ernie Cunnigan, better known by his stage name Ernie C, is an American musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of rap metal band Body Count.; Ernie Pyle — Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II..
Ernie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ernies in the wild.
141
UK babies named Ernie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 50 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ernie
Likely around 1 other Ernie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Ernie LaPointe is an Indigenous American Sun Dancer, author, and orator, known for being the great-grandson of Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake), chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota. LaPointe had a long journey from childhood through struggles overcoming alcohol and marijuana use related to PTSD while homeless, the embracement of his culture and the spiritual ways of his ancestors, to his quest to become the authoritative voice for his great-grandfather, as is shown in the documentary Sitting Bull's Voice.
Ernie Lively was an American actor and acting coach, the adoptive father of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, and Robyn Lively, and father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Lively. He took his wife's name from her prior marriage to Ronald Lively, changing his surname from Brown to Lively.
Ernie Cunnigan, better known by his stage name Ernie C, is an American musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of rap metal band Body Count.
Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrote as a roving human-interest reporter from 1935 through 1941 for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate that earned him wide acclaim for his simple accounts of ordinary people across North America.