Is Ernestine a boy or girl name?
Ernestine was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 44,191 US babies named Ernestine were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ernestine since 1880
- 44,191
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 1,067 babies
Boys and girls named Ernestine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 322 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 679 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,238 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 5,217 | 100% |
| 1920s | 53 | 9,608 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 78 | 8,516 | 99.1% |
| 1940s | 12 | 7,970 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 16 | 5,653 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,913 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 999 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 552 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,013 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,959 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,285 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,426 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,620 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,057 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,274 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,394 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,274 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,526 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,021 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,009 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,450 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,898 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,466 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,201 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,405 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,648 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,475 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,157 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,764 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,641 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,618 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,124 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,110 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,972 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,274 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,817 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,904 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,276 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,085 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,619 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,926 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,494 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,693 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,573 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,615 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,519 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,575 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,354 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,253 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,085 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 133 | #923 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 141 | #924 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 178 | #787 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 169 | #791 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 185 | #717 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 232 | #625 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 232 | #626 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 259 | #599 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 304 | #564 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 347 | #523 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 400 | #483 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 384 | #495 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 401 | #488 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 413 | #478 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 437 | #457 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,691 | 453 | #441 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 534 | #387 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 502 | #393 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,996 | 567 | #366 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 628 | #332 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,897 | 701 | #301 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 697 | #297 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 721 | #291 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 765 | #278 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 775 | #276 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 838 | #265 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 787 | #254 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 772 | #239 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,584 | 834 | #226 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 861 | #229 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 808 | #237 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 763 | #228 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,948 | 767 | #219 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 794 | #211 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,286 | 791 | #214 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,002 | 774 | #217 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,097 | 792 | #208 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,165 | 893 | #195 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,078 | 854 | #207 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,817 | 842 | #207 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,932 | 876 | #206 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,241 | 941 | #193 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,847 | 959 | #199 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,068 | 914 | #204 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,720 | 1,057 | #193 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,910 | 1,024 | #197 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,496 | 1,038 | #193 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,415 | 1,022 | #200 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,027 | 970 | #205 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,957 | 898 | #214 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,506 | 951 | #205 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 871 | #217 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 863 | #221 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 738 | #232 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 823 | #218 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 742 | #227 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 676 | #234 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 564 | #249 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 473 | #243 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 425 | #234 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 354 | #240 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 238 | #251 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 184 | #286 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 169 | #276 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 176 | #269 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 143 | #291 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 120 | #306 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 123 | #303 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 121 | #292 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 106 | #305 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 113 | #297 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 74 | #352 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 93 | #347 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 74 | #346 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 92 | #325 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 78 | #332 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 56 | #377 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 70 | #344 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 72 | #330 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 64 | #336 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 59 | #345 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 46 | #368 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 68 | #305 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 42 | #374 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 46 | #351 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 53 | #292 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 27 | #420 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 26 | #407 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 29 | #371 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 27 | #346 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 34 | #301 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 21 | #363 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #409 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ernestine reached #2,097 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #193 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ernestine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.