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Ernesto

Ernesto holds the #878 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 272 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #792 in 2020 to #878 today. Its strongest year on record was 1981 (#291 nationally, 692 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1889. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#360 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#878
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#291
in 1981 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
272
boys named Ernesto

Ernesto popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.024%0.036%0.047%18801900192019401960198020002020#291 in 1981
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1981

Where Ernesto is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025OR—Nevada: #443 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NV#443Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025IA—Illinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025CT—California: #383 (86 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)CA#383Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025DE—Arizona: #376 (20 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)AZ#376New Mexico: #360 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)NM#360Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025TN—North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ernesto in 2025HI—Texas: #502 (67 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TX#502Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#360), Arizona (#376), Nevada (#443)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ernesto in the most recent year of SSA data.

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