Recorded 1937–1959 Girls' name Peak 1937 38 births

Ernell — girls' name

38 babies named Ernell in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s161950s16
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ernell was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ernell in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ernell

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Ernell between 1937 and 1959, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ernell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ernell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ernell at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

38

Since 1937

23 years of records

Peak year

1937

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1937

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1959

Ernell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1937

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1937)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 1959195719511946194519411937 6

Ernell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 42% of Ernell's all-time total
1930s61940s161950s16

Ernell by state

Where Ernell concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ernell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
5 13.2%
Virginia share of Ernell's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ernell?
38 babies have been named Ernell since 1937. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1937 with 6 births.
When was Ernell most popular?
Ernell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
Where is Ernell most popular?
The top states for the name Ernell are Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Ernell been used?
Ernell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 23 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Ernell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ernestine, Erna, Ernestina, Ernest, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.