Ernestine

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning serious and determined; a form of ernest.

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

Ernestine by the numbers

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

Its American peak was 1,057 babies in 1928, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Sounds like Ernestine

Names that are said the same way as Ernestine, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Earnestineserious and resolute; a feminine form of Ernest

Names about as common as Ernestine

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