Recorded 1918–1952 Girls' name Peak 1918 12 births

Ernice — girls' name

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

1910s61950s6
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ernice was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ernice in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ernice

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Ernice between 1918 and 1952, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernice performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ernice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernice 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 12 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.

Ernice at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

12

Since 1918

35 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1918

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1952

Ernice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1918

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
6 19521918 6

Ernice by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 50% of Ernice's all-time total
1910s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ernice?
12 babies have been named Ernice since 1918. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Ernice most popular?
Ernice was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ernice been used?
Ernice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 35 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Ernice?
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, 1918–1952 (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.