Ernesto vs Ernest

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

Name A

Ernesto

Boy name · Rank #896

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Name B

Ernest

Boy name · Rank #1083

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Metric Ernesto Ernest
Current Rank #896 #1083
Total Births (all years) 44,417 302,282
Peak Year 2003 1921
Peak Year Births 854 5,697
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernesto Ernest
1880ss 6 6,700
1890ss 5 7,877
1900ss 59 8,657
1910ss 451 37,134
1920ss 1,212 53,653
1930ss 1,326 39,346
1940ss 1,794 41,762
1950ss 2,860 39,679
1960ss 3,604 26,892
1970ss 5,079 16,756
1980ss 6,655 11,236
1990ss 8,111 6,054
2000ss 7,801 3,332
2010ss 4,092 2,211
2020ss 1,362 993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernesto Ernest
2014 405 247
2015 414 216
2016 363 210
2017 346 219
2018 330 215
2019 304 193
2020 293 208
2021 257 187
2022 279 186
2023 271 212
2024 262 200

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, 1889–2024.

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