Ernie

Ernie is a male given name: 96% of people named Ernie are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Switzerland, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 16,362 male / 714 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ernie

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ernie," in English, "Guten Tag Ernie," in German. Ernie is a male given name: about 96% of people named Ernie are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ernie,

German

Guten Tag Ernie,

French

Bonjour Ernie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ernie:

Chinese

Ernie您好：

Japanese

Ernie様

English

Hi Ernie,

German

Hi Ernie,

French

Salut Ernie,

Spanish

Hola Ernie,

Chinese

Ernie你好：

Japanese

Ernieさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ernie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	96%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

16,362 male · 714 female · 17,076 births recorded

Male 96%Female 4%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ernie a male or female name?

Ernie is a male given name: 96% of people named Ernie are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Ernie in an email?

Is Ernie a unisex name?

Ernie is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Ernie are men. Ernie leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ernie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ernie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_ernie,
  title  = {Is Ernie a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ernie},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}