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Gary vs Ernest

Ernest leads today (#1,038 vs #1,073), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Gary and Ernest per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

12.9k25.8k38.8k1880192019602000GaryErnest1880: Gary 6 · Ernest 6151881: Gary 6 · Ernest 5711882: Gary 10 · Ernest 6421883: Gary 0 · Ernest 6411884: Gary 5 · Ernest 6901885: Gary 7 · Ernest 7181886: Gary 7 · Ernest 6681887: Gary 7 · Ernest 6531888: Gary 6 · Ernest 7661889: Gary 0 · Ernest 7361890: Gary 11 · Ernest 7741891: Gary 6 · Ernest 7151892: Gary 15 · Ernest 8051893: Gary 7 · Ernest 7961894: Gary 10 · Ernest 8211895: Gary 12 · Ernest 8341896: Gary 13 · Ernest 7641897: Gary 13 · Ernest 7851898: Gary 7 · Ernest 8391899: Gary 8 · Ernest 7441900: Gary 9 · Ernest 1,0121901: Gary 10 · Ernest 6911902: Gary 18 · Ernest 7901903: Gary 8 · Ernest 7641904: Gary 11 · Ernest 7491905: Gary 16 · Ernest 8451906: Gary 16 · Ernest 9431907: Gary 16 · Ernest 9781908: Gary 26 · Ernest 1,0001909: Gary 12 · Ernest 8851910: Gary 16 · Ernest 1,1671911: Gary 25 · Ernest 1,3381912: Gary 44 · Ernest 2,5691913: Gary 40 · Ernest 2,9401914: Gary 59 · Ernest 3,6321915: Gary 78 · Ernest 4,7871916: Gary 72 · Ernest 4,8231917: Gary 72 · Ernest 5,0551918: Gary 74 · Ernest 5,5271919: Gary 82 · Ernest 5,2961920: Gary 74 · Ernest 5,5661921: Gary 86 · Ernest 5,6971922: Gary 73 · Ernest 5,5031923: Gary 85 · Ernest 5,3721924: Gary 84 · Ernest 5,6831925: Gary 115 · Ernest 5,4941926: Gary 104 · Ernest 5,4361927: Gary 130 · Ernest 5,2081928: Gary 227 · Ernest 4,9411929: Gary 537 · Ernest 4,7531930: Gary 713 · Ernest 4,7871931: Gary 990 · Ernest 4,2981932: Gary 1,295 · Ernest 4,1661933: Gary 2,254 · Ernest 3,6741934: Gary 3,354 · Ernest 3,8491935: Gary 4,490 · Ernest 3,7021936: Gary 5,192 · Ernest 3,7151937: Gary 6,763 · Ernest 3,7591938: Gary 8,861 · Ernest 3,7081939: Gary 9,684 · Ernest 3,6881940: Gary 12,573 · Ernest 3,6981941: Gary 14,568 · Ernest 3,7261942: Gary 17,068 · Ernest 4,0791943: Gary 17,868 · Ernest 4,1721944: Gary 20,058 · Ernest 4,0421945: Gary 21,345 · Ernest 4,0051946: Gary 26,931 · Ernest 4,3951947: Gary 30,029 · Ernest 4,7871948: Gary 28,397 · Ernest 4,5121949: Gary 28,935 · Ernest 4,3461950: Gary 33,737 · Ernest 4,3081951: Gary 38,160 · Ernest 4,3821952: Gary 38,754 · Ernest 4,1231953: Gary 36,967 · Ernest 4,0951954: Gary 37,920 · Ernest 4,2021955: Gary 34,433 · Ernest 3,9751956: Gary 31,842 · Ernest 3,9521957: Gary 29,530 · Ernest 3,7861958: Gary 25,287 · Ernest 3,5161959: Gary 23,303 · Ernest 3,3411960: Gary 21,693 · Ernest 3,1901961: Gary 22,174 · Ernest 3,0961962: Gary 20,884 · Ernest 2,8491963: Gary 18,929 · Ernest 2,9041964: Gary 17,206 · Ernest 2,8161965: Gary 15,259 · Ernest 2,5781966: Gary 14,155 · Ernest 2,5051967: Gary 12,616 · Ernest 2,3511968: Gary 11,973 · Ernest 2,2461969: Gary 11,142 · Ernest 2,3571970: Gary 10,716 · Ernest 2,3041971: Gary 9,190 · Ernest 2,1011972: Gary 7,758 · Ernest 1,7671973: Gary 6,851 · Ernest 1,6801974: Gary 6,444 · Ernest 1,6421975: Gary 6,114 · Ernest 1,5151976: Gary 5,592 · Ernest 1,4821977: Gary 5,447 · Ernest 1,4851978: Gary 5,111 · Ernest 1,3811979: Gary 5,038 · Ernest 1,3991980: Gary 5,037 · Ernest 1,3701981: Gary 4,946 · Ernest 1,3041982: Gary 4,642 · Ernest 1,2401983: Gary 4,266 · Ernest 1,1911984: Gary 3,951 · Ernest 1,1481985: Gary 3,812 · Ernest 1,0721986: Gary 3,719 · Ernest 1,0071987: Gary 3,486 · Ernest 9471988: Gary 3,244 · Ernest 1,0021989: Gary 3,127 · Ernest 9551990: Gary 3,069 · Ernest 9201991: Gary 2,677 · Ernest 8531992: Gary 2,393 · Ernest 7211993: Gary 2,064 · Ernest 6441994: Gary 1,898 · Ernest 5911995: Gary 1,625 · Ernest 4911996: Gary 1,543 · Ernest 5171997: Gary 1,327 · Ernest 4801998: Gary 1,345 · Ernest 4501999: Gary 1,253 · Ernest 3872000: Gary 1,168 · Ernest 4402001: Gary 1,013 · Ernest 3572002: Gary 1,043 · Ernest 3532003: Gary 912 · Ernest 3632004: Gary 925 · Ernest 3682005: Gary 879 · Ernest 3362006: Gary 870 · Ernest 2982007: Gary 779 · Ernest 2892008: Gary 679 · Ernest 2772009: Gary 611 · Ernest 2512010: Gary 547 · Ernest 2182011: Gary 527 · Ernest 2532012: Gary 492 · Ernest 2232013: Gary 446 · Ernest 2172014: Gary 493 · Ernest 2472015: Gary 479 · Ernest 2162016: Gary 444 · Ernest 2102017: Gary 407 · Ernest 2192018: Gary 374 · Ernest 2152019: Gary 303 · Ernest 1932020: Gary 288 · Ernest 2082021: Gary 253 · Ernest 1872022: Gary 237 · Ernest 1862023: Gary 203 · Ernest 2132024: Gary 187 · Ernest 2022025: Gary 201 · Ernest 213
GaryErnest

Head to head

GaryErnest
2025 rank
#1,073
#1,038
Babies named in 2025
201
213
Peak year
1951
1895
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
902,152
302,499
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