Recorded 1980–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 62 births

Ernisha — girls' name

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.

1980s141990s48
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.

What the Data Says About Ernisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Ernisha between 1980 and 1999, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ernisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ernisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ernisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ernisha 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 62 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.

Ernisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

62

Since 1980

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1980

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1999

Ernisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1980

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 199919971995199419921991199019891980 6

Ernisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 77% of Ernisha's all-time total
1980s141990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ernisha?
62 babies have been named Ernisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1980–1999 (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.