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 was given to 32 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,149 in 1926.

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