Ernestine
Ernestine is a feminine given name. Ernest is the male counterpart of this name. Notable people with the name include:Ernestine Anderson (1928–2016), American jazz and blues singer Ernestine Bayer (1909–2006), American athlete Ernestine Bazemore, American politician Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1908–2006), American author Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist Ernestine Carter…
Meaning & Origin of Ernestine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ernestine is a feminine given name. Ernest is the male counterpart of this name. Notable people with the name include:Ernestine Anderson (1928–2016), American jazz and blues singer Ernestine Bayer (1909–2006), American athlete Ernestine Bazemore, American politician Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1908–2006), American author Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist Ernestine Carter…
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The Story of Ernestine
Ernestine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 1,057 Ernestines were born — ranking #193 that year. As of 2026, Ernestine ranks #13,458 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44K Ernestines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ernestine
Ernestine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Ernestine's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #193. Use the chart and map above to compare Ernestine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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