Erna vs Ernestine

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

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Erna

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Name B

Ernestine

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Metric Erna Ernestine
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 9,060 44,032
Peak Year 1916 1928
Peak Year Births 358 1,057
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Erna Ernestine
1880ss 201 322
1890ss 879 679
1900ss 1,045 1,238
1910ss 2,465 5,217
1920ss 2,035 9,608
1930ss 1,047 8,516
1940ss 590 7,970
1950ss 379 5,653
1960ss 181 2,913
1970ss 70 999
1980ss 19 552
1990ss 15 237
2000ss 95 54
2010ss 33 62
2020ss 6 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erna Ernestine
2014 — 10
2015 — 5
2016 6 12
2017 5 5
2018 — 5
2019 — 5
2020 — 6
2021 6 6

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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