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Ernesta

female

Meaning

"Serious Earnest"

Ernesta is the feminine form of Ernest, derived from Germanic roots meaning earnest, with long-standing European usage.

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Popularity History of Ernesta

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

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SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Ernesta did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Ernesta Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Ernesta

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Quick Facts

OriginLatin, Germanic
Syllables3
Length7 letters

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