Total births
62
Girls' name · since 1980
Ernisha
62 babies named Ernisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 62
- total births
- 1980–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Ernisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 62 recorded since 1980.
Ernisha has 62 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1999.
- 62 total births
- 1980–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
62 girls have been named Ernisha since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 62
- total births
- 1980–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Ernisha was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ernisha in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Ernisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ernisha splits its recorded history at 1992: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ernisha at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Ernisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1999
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ernisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Ernisha's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ernisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ernisha? ▼
Ernisha has been given to 62 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 11 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Ernisha most popular? ▼
Ernisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Ernisha been used? ▼
Ernisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 20 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Ernisha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Ernisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ernisha: Baby Name Since 1980 - 62 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ernisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ernisha 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 July 2026.