Ernesta vs Ernestine

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

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Ernesta

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Ernestine

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Metric Ernesta Ernestine
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 244 44,032
Peak Year 1918 1928
Peak Year Births 13 1,057
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernesta Ernestine
1880ss — 322
1890ss — 679
1900ss — 1,238
1910ss 41 5,217
1920ss 21 9,608
1930ss 19 8,516
1940ss 18 7,970
1950ss 35 5,653
1960ss 30 2,913
1970ss 69 999
1980ss 11 552
1990ss — 237
2000ss — 54
2010ss — 62
2020ss — 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernesta Ernestine
2014 — 10
2015 — 5
2016 — 12
2017 — 5
2018 — 5
2019 — 5
2020 — 6
2021 — 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, 1915–1981.

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