Girls' name · since 1918
Ernestene
Ernestene has 197 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ernestene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 197 have been recorded since 1918.
Ernestene has 197 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1950.
- #19,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ernestene ranks #19,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #19,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ernestene's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ernestene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ernestene splits its recorded history at 1934: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ernestene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1950
- Peak year (1927)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ernestene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (76 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Ernestene's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ernestene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 76 births (39% of all-time use).
Ernestene by state
Where Ernestene concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ernestene's data
- Ernestene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ernestenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Ernestene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1918–1950 (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 Ernestene 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.