Ernesta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ernesta

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Ernesta between 1915 and 1981, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernesta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernesta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ernesta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernesta 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 244 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.