Ernesto
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning serious, resolute; spanish form of Ernest.
Babies a year
344
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#878
up from #896
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 853 in 2002.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ernesto was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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