Boys' name · since 1979
Ernan
329 babies named Ernan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
329 boys have been named Ernan since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ernan has 329 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #10,092 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 329 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ernan ranks #10,092 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 329 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ernan's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ernan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ernan splits its recorded history at 2000: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ernan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ernan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (154 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Ernan's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ernan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 154 births (47% of all-time use).
Ernan by state
Where Ernan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 6.1% |
55 of 329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Ernan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ernans (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ernan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ernan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.