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 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#100 · 1 in 421
- Arkansas#104 · 1 in 426
- Vermont#117 · 1 in 523
- District of Columbia#121 · 1 in 599
- Louisiana#131 · 1 in 540
Best ever in a state: #72 in Arizona, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #100 | 55 | 1 in 421 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 51 | 1 in 426 |
| Vermont | #117 | 5 | 1 in 523 |
| District of Columbia | #121 | 6 | 1 in 599 |
| Louisiana | #131 | 44 | 1 in 540 |
| South Carolina | #132 | 41 | 1 in 586 |
| New Hampshire | #135 | 5 | 1 in 692 |
| Texas | #135 | 105 | 1 in 588 |
| Arizona | #136 | 8 | 1 in 487 |
| Florida | #137 | 25 | 1 in 597 |
| Alabama | #142 | 54 | 1 in 611 |
| Virginia | #144 | 38 | 1 in 730 |
| North Carolina | #146 | 58 | 1 in 685 |
| Maryland | #153 | 16 | 1 in 878 |
| Tennessee | #155 | 40 | 1 in 728 |
| Maine | #159 | 9 | 1 in 732 |
| Colorado | #171 | 10 | 1 in 878 |
| Missouri | #172 | 36 | 1 in 869 |
| Michigan | #181 | 33 | 1 in 1,240 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 20 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Georgia | #184 | 35 | 1 in 995 |
| Illinois | #194 | 44 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Connecticut | #197 | 7 | 1 in 1,747 |
| Kansas | #203 | 13 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Indiana | #206 | 17 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Oklahoma | #213 | 23 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Kentucky | #216 | 22 | 1 in 1,363 |
| California | #217 | 29 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Pennsylvania | #217 | 48 | 1 in 1,974 |
| New Jersey | #218 | 16 | 1 in 1,944 |
| Massachusetts | #245 | 12 | 1 in 2,943 |
| Washington | #249 | 5 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Ohio | #255 | 24 | 1 in 2,301 |
| New York | #265 | 39 | 1 in 2,566 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,191 of them was named Ernestine, which outranked 96.6% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 223,184 of them was named Ernestine, which outranked 13.8% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 670 names at #4,197; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.