Recorded 1916–1951 Girls' name Peak 1935 249 births

Ernesteen — girls' name

249 babies named Ernesteen in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s931930s701940s581950s7
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Ernesteen was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ernesteen in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ernesteen

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Ernesteen between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernesteen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernesteen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ernesteen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ernesteen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernesteen 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 249 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.

Ernesteen at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

249

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1935

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Ernesteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1935)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 19511944194019341930192619211916 5

Ernesteen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
93 births that decade — 37% of Ernesteen's all-time total
1910s211920s931930s701940s581950s7

Ernesteen by state

Where Ernesteen concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ernesteen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Ernesteen's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ernesteen?
249 babies have been named Ernesteen since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1935 with 15 births.
When was Ernesteen most popular?
Ernesteen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Ernesteen most popular?
The top states for the name Ernesteen are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ernesteen been used?
Ernesteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Ernesteen?
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, 1916–1951 (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.