Ernestine
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #13,464 · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,552
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 1,057 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,032since 1880
Ernestine over time
Rank among girls' names. Ernestine has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | — | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | — | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | — | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | — | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | — | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | — | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | — | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,097 | 36 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,803 | 37 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,899 | 60 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,082 | 51 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,616 | 68 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,858 | 56 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,922 | 55 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,490 | 81 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,569 | 73 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,614 | 66 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,514 | 72 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,568 | 64 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,350 | 79 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,252 | 87 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,085 | 106 | — | |
| 1972 | #923 | 133 | — | |
| 1971 | #919 | 141 | — | |
| 1970 | #787 | 178 | — | |
| 1969 | #791 | 169 | — | |
| 1968 | #716 | 185 | — | |
| 1967 | #624 | 232 | — | |
| 1966 | #626 | 232 | — | |
| 1965 | #596 | 259 | — | |
| 1964 | #564 | 304 | — | |
| 1963 | #523 | 347 | — | |
| 1962 | #483 | 400 | — | |
| 1961 | #495 | 384 | — | |
| 1960 | #488 | 401 | — | |
| 1959 | #478 | 413 | — | |
| 1958 | #457 | 437 | — | |
| 1957 | #441 | 453 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #388 | 533 | — | |
| 1955 | #393 | 503 | — | |
| 1954 | #366 | 567 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #332 | 628 | — | |
| 1952 | #301 | 701 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #297 | 697 | — | |
| 1950 | #291 | 721 | — | |
| 1949 | #278 | 765 | — | |
| 1948 | #277 | 775 | — | |
| 1947 | #265 | 838 | — | |
| 1946 | #254 | 787 | — | |
| 1945 | #239 | 772 | — | |
| 1944 | #226 | 834 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #229 | 861 | — | |
| 1942 | #237 | 808 | — | |
| 1941 | #228 | 763 | — | |
| 1940 | #219 | 767 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #211 | 794 | — | |
| 1938 | #214 | 791 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #217 | 774 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #207 | 792 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #195 | 893 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #207 | 854 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #207 | 842 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #206 | 876 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #193 | 941 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #199 | 959 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #204 | 914 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #193 | 1,057 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #197 | 1,024 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #193 | 1,038 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #199 | 1,022 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #205 | 970 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #214 | 898 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #205 | 951 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #217 | 871 | — | |
| 1920 | #221 | 863 | — | |
| 1919 | #231 | 738 | — | |
| 1918 | #218 | 823 | — | |
| 1917 | #226 | 742 | — | |
| 1916 | #234 | 676 | — | |
| 1915 | #249 | 564 | — | |
| 1914 | #243 | 473 | — | |
| 1913 | #234 | 425 | — | |
| 1912 | #240 | 354 | — | |
| 1911 | #251 | 238 | — | |
| 1910 | #286 | 184 | — | |
| 1909 | #276 | 169 | — | |
| 1908 | #268 | 176 | — | |
| 1907 | #290 | 143 | — | |
| 1906 | #305 | 120 | — | |
| 1905 | #302 | 123 | — | |
| 1904 | #292 | 121 | — | |
| 1903 | #305 | 106 | — | |
| 1902 | #296 | 113 | — | |
| 1901 | #352 | 74 | — | |
| 1900 | #346 | 93 | — | |
| 1899 | #346 | 74 | — | |
| 1898 | #325 | 92 | — | |
| 1897 | #332 | 78 | — | |
| 1896 | #377 | 56 | — | |
| 1895 | #342 | 70 | — | |
| 1894 | #328 | 72 | — | |
| 1893 | #336 | 64 | — | |
| 1892 | #343 | 59 | — | |
| 1891 | #365 | 46 | — | |
| 1890 | #301 | 68 | — | |
| 1889 | #371 | 42 | — | |
| 1888 | #349 | 46 | — | |
| 1887 | #292 | 53 | — | |
| 1886 | #416 | 27 | — | |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 | — | |
| 1884 | #368 | 29 | — | |
| 1883 | #343 | 27 | — | |
| 1882 | #300 | 34 | — | |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ernestine was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2004, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Ernestine is popular in 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#101 · 1 in 342
- District of Columbia#102 · 1 in 433
- Louisiana#104 · 1 in 397
- Arkansas#109 · 1 in 417
- Florida#112 · 1 in 423
Best ever in a state: #72 in Arizona, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #101 | 12 | 1 in 342 |
| District of Columbia | #102 | 8 | 1 in 433 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 58 | 1 in 397 |
| Arkansas | #109 | 49 | 1 in 417 |
| Florida | #112 | 28 | 1 in 423 |
| Mississippi | #126 | 43 | 1 in 521 |
| South Carolina | #130 | 41 | 1 in 578 |
| Maine | #147 | 10 | 1 in 667 |
| Virginia | #149 | 35 | 1 in 807 |
| North Carolina | #153 | 49 | 1 in 801 |
| Colorado | #157 | 12 | 1 in 749 |
| Alabama | #159 | 40 | 1 in 779 |
| Missouri | #169 | 33 | 1 in 942 |
| Tennessee | #171 | 33 | 1 in 863 |
| Georgia | #174 | 40 | 1 in 861 |
| Oklahoma | #179 | 30 | 1 in 845 |
| Kentucky | #182 | 32 | 1 in 941 |
| California | #188 | 31 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Michigan | #195 | 26 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Washington | #200 | 7 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Texas | #201 | 64 | 1 in 910 |
| West Virginia | #204 | 16 | 1 in 1,294 |
| Kansas | #218 | 12 | 1 in 1,385 |
| Indiana | #223 | 15 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Maryland | #223 | 8 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 15 | 1 in 2,430 |
| Pennsylvania | #250 | 36 | 1 in 2,673 |
| Ohio | #275 | 21 | 1 in 2,667 |
| Illinois | #279 | 21 | 1 in 2,823 |
| New York | #312 | 26 | 1 in 3,832 |
| Iowa | #343 | 6 | 1 in 3,563 |
| New Jersey | #347 | 6 | 1 in 5,274 |
| Wisconsin | #365 | 5 | 1 in 4,973 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ernestine
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2021
- Biggest jump: 124 spots in 1887 (#416 → #292)
- Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1973 (#923 → #1,085)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1928 at #193 (1,057 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 1,091 girls born in 1928 were named Ernestine (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 273,477 girls born in 2021 (0.00%)
- 21.8% of all girls named Ernestine (9,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 322 | #292 (1887) | #361 |
| 1890s | 679 | #301 (1890) | #340 |
| 1900s | 1,238 | #268 (1908) | #303 |
| 1910s | 5,217 | #218 (1918) | #241 |
| 1920s | 9,608 | #193 (1928) | #205 |
| 1930s | 8,516 | #193 (1931) | #206 |
| 1940s | 7,970 | #219 (1940) | #245 |
| 1950s | 5,653 | #291 (1950) | #374 |
| 1960s | 2,913 | #483 (1962) | #591 |
| 1970s | 999 | #787 (1970) | #1,258 |
| 1980s | 552 | #1,490 (1981) | #2,088 |
| 1990s | 237 | #2,957 (1990) | #4,831 |
| 2000s | 54 | #8,280 (2002) | #12,484 |
| 2010s | 62 | #8,875 (2016) | #12,976 |
| 2020s | 12 | #13,453 (2020) | #13,459 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ernestine in 1923
Top girls' names in 1923
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
girls
1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,343 of them was named Ernestine, which outranked 96.3% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 182,684 of them was named Ernestine, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,467Winfrey7
- #3,467Wolcott7
- #3,467Zygmunt7
- #3,822Ernestine6
- #3,822Abb6
- #3,822Able6
- #3,822Adams6
- #4,239Abdon5
- #4,239Ac5
- #4,239Add5
Tied with 416 names at #3,822; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.