Girls' name · since 1896
Ernestina
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 5,309 babies named Ernestina, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,309
- born since 1896
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ernestina is the #10968 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,309 recorded since 1896.
Ernestina has 5,309 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10968 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, 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 1896 to 2025.
- #2,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,968 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,309 born since 1896
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ernestina ranks #2,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,968 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,309 born since 1896, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,309
- born since 1896
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ernestina's 5,309 recorded births place it above 96.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ernestina compares
5,309 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ernestina's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ernestina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,309 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ernestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ernestina splits its recorded history at 1963: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ernestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Ernestina by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (770 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Ernestina's strongest decade.
770 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Ernestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s 198
1910s
198 births
- 1920s
1920s
671 births
- 1930s
1930s
770 births
- 1940s
1940s
744 births
- 1950s
1950s
770 births
- 1960s
1960s
613 births
- 1970s
1970s
562 births
- 1980s
1980s
426 births
- 1990s 268
1990s
268 births
- 2000s 147
2000s
147 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 770 births (15% of all-time use).
How Ernestina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ernestina's total volume
Ernestina by state
Where Ernestina concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,570 | 48.4% |
| #2 | California | | 924 | 17.4% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 254 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 249 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 21 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,570 of 5,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ernestina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ernestina's data
- Ernestina's decade-level peak was the 1930s (770 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ernestinas (2,570 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 Ernestina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Ernestina 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.