Girls' name · since 1985
Ernesha
64 babies named Ernesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Ernesha since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ernesha recorded 64 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2000.
- #32,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ernesha ranks #32,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ernesha's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ernesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ernesha splits its recorded history at 1993: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ernesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ernesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Ernesha's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Ernesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Ernesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ernesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1985–2000 (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 Ernesha 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.