UK boy's name
Ernests
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ernests is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ernests popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3362, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 5 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2013 to 2014. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Ernests is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Ernests. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ernests ranked #3362 for boys in England and Wales in 2014, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 5 boys were registered as Ernests.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ernests as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3362
2014
Births in 2014
5
Latest year
Peak year
2014
5 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Ernests over time
The chart below shows babies named Ernests registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2013 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ernests, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2014, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ernests by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ernests was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3592 | 9 | 2 |
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- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
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- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Ernests: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ernests in the UK right now?
In 2014, Ernests was ranked #3362 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Ernests most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 5 babies registered as Ernests in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ernests in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Ernests across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.