Ernesto vs Ernst

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

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Ernesto

Boy name · Rank #896

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Ernst

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Metric Ernesto Ernst
Current Rank #896 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 44,417 2,383
Peak Year 2003 1917
Peak Year Births 854 59
Peak Decade 1990ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ernesto Ernst
1880ss 6 117
1890ss 5 97
1900ss 59 72
1910ss 451 371
1920ss 1,212 350
1930ss 1,326 281
1940ss 1,794 202
1950ss 2,860 208
1960ss 3,604 182
1970ss 5,079 149
1980ss 6,655 162
1990ss 8,111 98
2000ss 7,801 59
2010ss 4,092 30
2020ss 1,362 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernesto Ernst
2014 405 —
2015 414 6
2016 363 6
2017 346 —
2018 330 5
2019 304 —
2020 293 —
2021 257 5
2022 279 —
2023 271 —
2024 262 —

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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