Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Serious: determined. Feminine of Emest
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ernestine
Pronunciation
e-rnesti-ne, er-nes-tine
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #2062, 12 births); most recent 1957 (rank #3548, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #193, 1,057 births); most recent 2021 (rank #13458, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 6 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #5737, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1902 (rank #65, 751 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1859, 16 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2016 | 35 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2014 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence