Erna vs Ernest

Side-by-side comparison of Erna and Ernest — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Erna

Girl name

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Name B

Ernest

Boy name · Rank #1083

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Metric Erna Ernest
Current Rank Unranked #1083
Total Births (all years) 9,060 302,282
Peak Year 1916 1921
Peak Year Births 358 5,697
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Erna Ernest
1880ss 201 6,700
1890ss 879 7,877
1900ss 1,045 8,657
1910ss 2,465 37,134
1920ss 2,035 53,653
1930ss 1,047 39,346
1940ss 590 41,762
1950ss 379 39,679
1960ss 181 26,892
1970ss 70 16,756
1980ss 19 11,236
1990ss 15 6,054
2000ss 95 3,332
2010ss 33 2,211
2020ss 6 993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erna Ernest
2014 — 247
2015 — 216
2016 6 210
2017 5 219
2018 — 215
2019 — 193
2020 — 208
2021 6 187
2022 — 186
2023 — 212
2024 — 200

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2021.

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