Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Serious: determined.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ernesto
Pronunciation
e-rnes-to, er-ne-sto
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #335, 853 births); most recent 2025 (rank #878, 272 births)
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #6445, 10 births); most recent 2006 (rank #17158, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | – |
| 2024 | 262 | – |
| 2023 | 271 | – |
| 2022 | 279 | – |
| 2021 | 257 | – |
| 2020 | 293 | – |
| 2019 | 304 | – |
| 2018 | 330 | – |
| 2017 | 346 | – |
| 2016 | 363 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2123, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1532, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 20 |
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