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

Boy name · Rank #896

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ernst Ernesto
2014 — 405
2015 6 414
2016 6 363
2017 — 346
2018 5 330
2019 — 304
2020 — 293
2021 5 257
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, 1880–2021.

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