Ernst vs Ernesto

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

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Ernst

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Ernesto

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Metric Ernst Ernesto
Current Rank Unranked #892
Total Births (all years) 2,383 44,695
Peak Year 1917 2003
Peak Year Births 59 854
Peak Decade 1910s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Ernst Ernesto
1880s 117 6
1890s 97 5
1900s 72 59
1910s 371 451
1920s 350 1,212
1930s 281 1,326
1940s 202 1,794
1950s 208 2,861
1960s 182 3,604
1970s 149 5,079
1980s 162 6,655
1990s 98 8,111
2000s 59 7,802
2010s 30 4,093
2020s 5 1,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernst Ernesto
2014 - 405
2015 6 415
2016 6 363
2017 - 346
2018 5 330
2019 - 304
2020 - 293
2021 5 257
2022 - 279
2023 - 271
2024 - 265
2025 - 272

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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