Recorded 1988–2000 Girls' name Peak 1997 17 births

Erneshia — girls' name

17 babies named Erneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s72000s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Erneshia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Erneshia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Erneshia between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erneshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Erneshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erneshia 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 17 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.

Erneshia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

17

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Erneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Erneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 41% of Erneshia's all-time total
1980s51990s72000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erneshia?
17 babies have been named Erneshia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Erneshia most popular?
Erneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Erneshia been used?
Erneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Erneshia?
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, 1988–2000 (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.