Ernesto
Last seen for girls in 2006 at #17,168 · #878 for boys in 2025, 272 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1981 · 692 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 44,695since 1889
Ernesto over time
Rank among boys' names. Ernesto has never cracked the top 200 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 | — | #878 | 272 | |
| 2024 | — | #891 | 265 | |
| 2023 | — | #868 | 271 | |
| 2022 | — | #863 | 279 | |
| 2021 | — | #893 | 257 | |
| 2020 | — | #792 | 293 | |
| 2019 | — | #773 | 304 | |
| 2018 | — | #726 | 330 | |
| 2017 | — | #707 | 346 | |
| 2016 | — | #685 | 363 | |
| 2015 | — | #638 | 415 | |
| 2014 | — | #650 | 405 | |
| 2013 | — | #627 | 392 | |
| 2012 | — | #545 | 478 | |
| 2011 | — | #493 | 531 | |
| 2010 | — | #491 | 529 | |
| 2009 | — | #462 | 589 | |
| 2008 | — | #411 | 721 | |
| 2007 | — | #403 | 730 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #377 | 793 |
| 2005 | — | #368 | 804 | |
| 2004 | — | #348 | 818 | |
| 2003 | — | #335 | 854 | |
| 2002 | — | #324 | 853 | |
| 2001 | — | #327 | 848 | |
| 2000 | — | #346 | 792 | |
| 1999 | — | #328 | 835 | |
| 1998 | — | #335 | 807 | |
| 1997 | — | #330 | 797 | |
| 1996 | — | #334 | 774 | |
| 1995 | — | #329 | 777 | |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #317 | 817 |
| 1993 | — | #323 | 814 | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #312 | 847 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #314 | 821 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #310 | 822 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #306 | 779 |
| 1988 | — | #300 | 758 | |
| 1987 | — | #331 | 623 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #319 | 638 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #319 | 630 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #318 | 609 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #307 | 641 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #306 | 640 |
| 1981 | — | #291 | 692 | |
| 1980 | — | #306 | 645 | |
| 1979 | — | #328 | 556 | |
| 1978 | — | #316 | 563 | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #331 | 549 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #317 | 557 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #339 | 503 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #348 | 483 |
| 1973 | — | #359 | 463 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #372 | 449 |
| 1971 | — | #359 | 503 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #380 | 453 |
| 1969 | — | #403 | 392 | |
| 1968 | — | #385 | 406 | |
| 1967 | — | #410 | 345 | |
| 1966 | — | #399 | 354 | |
| 1965 | — | #414 | 357 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #416 | 377 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #420 | 366 |
| 1962 | — | #418 | 367 | |
| 1961 | — | #476 | 284 | |
| 1960 | — | #424 | 356 | |
| 1959 | — | #438 | 336 | |
| 1958 | — | #436 | 321 | |
| 1957 | — | #424 | 338 | |
| 1956 | — | #424 | 317 | |
| 1955 | — | #458 | 265 | |
| 1954 | — | #475 | 233 | |
| 1953 | — | #442 | 261 | |
| 1952 | — | #423 | 269 | |
| 1951 | — | #434 | 243 | |
| 1950 | — | #405 | 278 | |
| 1949 | — | #421 | 263 | |
| 1948 | — | #430 | 240 | |
| 1947 | — | #473 | 202 | |
| 1946 | — | #456 | 194 | |
| 1945 | — | #444 | 179 | |
| 1944 | — | #477 | 160 | |
| 1943 | — | #515 | 146 | |
| 1942 | — | #478 | 164 | |
| 1941 | — | #529 | 124 | |
| 1940 | — | #528 | 122 | |
| 1939 | — | #479 | 141 | |
| 1938 | — | #539 | 117 | |
| 1937 | — | #567 | 103 | |
| 1936 | — | #477 | 139 | |
| 1935 | — | #501 | 130 | |
| 1934 | — | #466 | 146 | |
| 1933 | — | #532 | 114 | |
| 1932 | — | #512 | 126 | |
| 1931 | — | #474 | 142 | |
| 1930 | — | #457 | 168 | |
| 1929 | — | #486 | 146 | |
| 1928 | — | #507 | 143 | |
| 1927 | — | #564 | 119 | |
| 1926 | — | #516 | 138 | |
| 1925 | — | #569 | 119 | |
| 1924 | — | #553 | 129 | |
| 1923 | — | #531 | 131 | |
| 1922 | — | #629 | 105 | |
| 1921 | — | #621 | 105 | |
| 1920 | — | #744 | 77 | |
| 1919 | — | #619 | 95 | |
| 1918 | — | #841 | 61 | |
| 1917 | — | #822 | 60 | |
| 1916 | — | #824 | 57 | |
| 1915 | — | #879 | 49 | |
| 1914 | — | #907 | 36 | |
| 1913 | — | #818 | 34 | |
| 1912 | — | #816 | 29 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ernesto! It came in at #878, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1900, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ernesto is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#136 · 1 in 652
- Texas#168 · 1 in 800
- California#182 · 1 in 1,035
- New Mexico#214 · 1 in 1,104
- Illinois#285 · 1 in 2,298
Best ever in a state: #21 in New Mexico, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #136 | 26 | 1 in 652 |
| Texas | #168 | 133 | 1 in 800 |
| California | #182 | 145 | 1 in 1,035 |
| New Mexico | #214 | 8 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Illinois | #285 | 36 | 1 in 2,298 |
| Colorado | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,018 |
| New York | #348 | 34 | 1 in 3,585 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 11 | 1 in 4,172 |
| Massachusetts | #386 | 5 | 1 in 7,533 |
| Ohio | #599 | 6 | 1 in 13,562 |
| Florida | #649 | 5 | 1 in 10,098 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Ernesto
- 13 spots since 2024 (#891 → #878)
- 86 spots since 2020 (#792 → #878)
- 240 spots since 2015 (#638 → #878)
- Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1908 (#1,345 → #946)
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1910 (#756 → #928)
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1981 at #291 (692 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 36 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1908–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,276 boys born in 2002 were named Ernesto (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,280 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #291 in 1981, was only 1 in 2,588 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.1% of all boys named Ernesto (8,111) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #878 (1889) | #878 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 59 | #637 (1901) | #973 |
| 1910s | 451 | #619 (1919) | #821 |
| 1920s | 1,212 | #486 (1929) | #572 |
| 1930s | 1,326 | #457 (1930) | #500 |
| 1940s | 1,794 | #421 (1949) | #475 |
| 1950s | 2,861 | #405 (1950) | #436 |
| 1960s | 3,604 | #385 (1968) | #417 |
| 1970s | 5,079 | #316 (1978) | #345 |
| 1980s | 6,655 | #291 (1981) | #310 |
| 1990s | 8,111 | #310 (1990) | #323 |
| 2000s | 7,802 | #324 (2002) | #370 |
| 2010s | 4,093 | #491 (2010) | #634 |
| 2020s | 1,637 | #792 (2020) | #864 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ernesto in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 217,321 of them was named Ernesto, which outranked 32.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,959Zoie8
- #5,959Zona8
- #5,959Zuleika8
- #6,558Ernesto7
- #6,558Acacia7
- #6,558Acquanetta7
- #6,558Adel7
- #7,292Adonia6
- #7,292Afua6
- #7,292Aggie6
Tied with 733 names at #6,558; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 3,612 of them was named Ernesto, which outranked 93.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.