Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Ernie (masculine) | Ernie (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #1408 | 0.003 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #910 | 0.005 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #670 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #450 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #402 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #373 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #491 | 0.013 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #662 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #786 | 0.007 | #1716 | 0.002 | ||
| 1900 | #686 | 0.009 | #1783 | 0.002 | ||
| 1890 | #766 | 0.007 | #1859 | 0.001 | ||
| 1880 | #743 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
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