Is Ernesto a boy or girl name?
Ernesto is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 262 boys were named Ernesto, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 44,538 US babies named Ernesto were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #896
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ernesto since 1889
- 44,538
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 854 babies
Boys and girls named Ernesto, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 451 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,212 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,794 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,860 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 3,604 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 5,079 | 35 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 6,655 | 41 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 8,111 | 29 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 7,801 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 4,092 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,362 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 262 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 271 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 279 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 257 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 293 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 304 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 330 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 346 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 363 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 414 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 405 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 392 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 478 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 531 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 529 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 588 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 721 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 730 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 793 | #377 | 5 | #18,010 |
| 2005 | 804 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 818 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 854 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 853 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 848 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 792 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 835 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 807 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 797 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 774 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 777 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 817 | #317 | 9 | #9,061 |
| 1993 | 814 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 847 | #312 | 6 | #12,240 |
| 1991 | 821 | #314 | 5 | #13,837 |
| 1990 | 822 | #310 | 9 | #8,700 |
| 1989 | 779 | #306 | 7 | #10,023 |
| 1988 | 758 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 623 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 638 | #319 | 7 | #8,818 |
| 1985 | 630 | #319 | 10 | #6,601 |
| 1984 | 609 | #318 | 7 | #8,430 |
| 1983 | 641 | #307 | 5 | #10,763 |
| 1982 | 640 | #306 | 5 | #10,985 |
| 1981 | 692 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 645 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 556 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 563 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 549 | #331 | 6 | #8,770 |
| 1976 | 557 | #317 | 5 | #9,730 |
| 1975 | 503 | #339 | 5 | #9,499 |
| 1974 | 483 | #348 | 7 | #7,120 |
| 1973 | 463 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 449 | #372 | 7 | #6,758 |
| 1971 | 503 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 453 | #380 | 5 | #8,363 |
| 1969 | 392 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 406 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 345 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 354 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 357 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 377 | #416 | 5 | #7,069 |
| 1963 | 366 | #420 | 6 | #6,078 |
| 1962 | 367 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 284 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 356 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 336 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 320 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 338 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 317 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 264 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 234 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 261 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 269 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 243 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 278 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 263 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 240 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 202 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 194 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 179 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 160 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 146 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 164 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 124 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 122 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 141 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 117 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 103 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 139 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 130 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 146 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 114 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 126 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 142 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 168 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 146 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 143 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 119 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 138 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 119 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 129 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 131 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 105 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 105 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 77 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 95 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 61 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 60 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 57 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 49 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 36 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 29 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #910 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ernesto reached #291 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #6,078 in 1963. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ernesto
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.