Ernan

A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little earnest one; serious.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ernan by the numbers

Ernan was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 26 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ernan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Eranawakening, vigilant8 in the US (2017)
  • Ernaeagle; serious and determined5 in the US (2017)
  • Erfanknowledgeable, learned one3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Erian16 in the US (2017)
  • Erhan3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ernan

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