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Boy name Germanic origin

Earnest

UR-nist · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Serious or resolute
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5489
2024 births17
Peak year1926
First appeared1880
Total US births58,366
1926 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ernie
Alternate spellings
Ernest
In other languages
ErnstErnesto

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