Ernesta
- Last seen for girls in 1981 at #9,110
- Peak · girls
- 1915 · 12 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 244since 1915
Ernesta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ernesta has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 |
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| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 |
| 1958 | — | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 |
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| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 |
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| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 |
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| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
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| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 |
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| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 |
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| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 |
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| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 |
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| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 |
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| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 |
| 1919 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Ernesta! It came in at #2,384, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ernesta is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Ernesta in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Ernesta
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1915 at #2,384 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1919, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 81,988
- Highest: 1 in 81,988 girls born in 1915 were named Ernesta (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 278,010 girls born in 1981 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 28.3% of all girls named Ernesta (69) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | #2,384 (1915) | #2,912 |
| 1920s | 21 | #4,464 (1921) | #4,855 |
| 1930s | 19 | #3,055 (1930) | #3,818 |
| 1940s | 18 | #3,208 (1940) | #4,067 |
| 1950s | 35 | #4,031 (1959) | #4,872 |
| 1960s | 30 | #4,539 (1963) | #5,103 |
| 1970s | 69 | #5,061 (1970) | #7,058 |
| 1980s | 11 | #9,110 (1981) | #9,751 |
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.
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