Masculine dossier · first seen 1889

Ernesto

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ernesto
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2003

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

854

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1889Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

69.3%

2024

262

All-time

44,417

Ernesto is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2003, when 854 boys were named Ernesto.

In 2024, only 262 boys were given the name.

Down 69.3% from its peak.

All told, about 44,417 Americans have been named Ernesto and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1889.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2003

2003854 boys named Ernesto

2024262 boys named Ernesto

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