Recorded 1918–1950 Girls' name Peak 1927 197 births

Ernestene — girls' name

197 babies named Ernestene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s611930s761940s431950s5
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ernestene was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ernestene in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ernestene

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Ernestene between 1918 and 1950, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernestene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernestene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ernestene 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 Ernestene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernestene 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 197 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.

Ernestene at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

197

Since 1918

33 years of records

Peak year

1927

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1918

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1950

Ernestene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1918

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1927)
14
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
46810121416 195019451940193619321928192519221918 5

Ernestene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
76 births that decade — 39% of Ernestene's all-time total
1910s121920s611930s761940s431950s5

Ernestene by state

Where Ernestene concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ernestene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Ernestene's total US births 2.5%

5 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ernestene?
197 babies have been named Ernestene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1927 with 14 births.
When was Ernestene most popular?
Ernestene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Ernestene most popular?
The top states for the name Ernestene are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ernestene been used?
Ernestene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 33 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Ernestene?
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, 1918–1950 (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.