Ernesto
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning serious, resolute; spanish form of Ernest.
How Ernesto has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #641 |
| 2016 | #685 |
| 2017 | #707 |
| 2018 | #724 |
| 2019 | #773 |
| 2020 | #791 |
| 2021 | #893 |
| 2022 | #869 |
| 2023 | #868 |
| 2024 | #896 |
| 2025 | #878 |
Ernesto by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Ernesto. In the US, 344 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 853 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 2,600 American boys born that year was called Ernesto.
Other names that come from Ernest
Like Ernesto, each of these traces back to Ernest: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ernieserious, resolute; a form of Ernest138 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ernestinaserious or resolute; feminine form of Ernest6 in the US (2017)
- Earnestineserious and resolute; a feminine form of Ernest
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ernesto. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean strength
Like Ernesto, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- GabrielGod is my strength9,110 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ernesto
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