Earnest
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning serious in intention; a form of ernest.
Babies a year
32
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Earnest by the numbers
Earnest was given to 32 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,149 babies in 1926, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Sounds like Earnest
Names that are said the same way as Earnest, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ernestserious, resolute, determined185 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Earnest
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