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Ernestine

Girl

Origin of the name

Ernestine is the feminine of Ernest, from the German ernst, “serious.”

Classic name

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Ernestine peaked in 1928, when 1 baby in 2,139 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 137 of the 146 years since 1880. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.
44,032births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 193rank at its peak, in 1928

Where babies named Ernestine are born

1928

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The darker the blue, the more common Ernestine is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ernestine is most common in Mississippi (3.9 times), South Carolina (3.7) and Arkansas (3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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