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Earnest
59,115 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Earnest is 67. If you meet a Earnest, there's about a 70% chance they're between 43 and 81 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Earnest: 1919. Down 99% from peak.
Geographic fingerprint
Earnests are 2.5x more common in the South than the national average.