How Many People Are Named Ernesta?
people named Ernesta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,406,935 people in the US has this name
Based on 244 babies named Ernesta in Social Security records from 1915 to 1981, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of ERNEST.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ernesta in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ernesta alive today is about 59 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 50 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ernesta first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1918, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1981.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 1981
🏆 Rank History
Ernesta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,434, in 1915.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,434 (1915) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,919 in the 1970s |
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