Quick answers about Ernestine
How many people are named Ernestine?
An estimated 10,706 living Americans are named Ernestine.
How rare is Ernestine?
Ernestine fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Ernestine?
The median age of a living American named Ernestine is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 78 years old.
Is Ernestine still popular?
Not especially. Ernestine has been declining since its 1928 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Ernestine most common?
Ernestine has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 12.2× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Ernestine is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 12.2× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Ernestine is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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